What Are You Giving Up for Lent?
Our friend Josh is giving up cursing for lent. In order to stick to his commitment he created his own penalty.
Salvation Army Personnel Flee to Safety During Gun Battle
Dhaka, BANGLADESH – On Wednesday Salvation Army personnel, including a team visiting from Canada, were forced to make a quick exit from the city of Dhaka when a huge exchange of gunfire between junior and senior officers of the Bangladesh … Read more
Are teen drop-in centres effective?
“If you can give them a place to go, it’s an alternative to going to a corner and smoking pot,” says Justin Heslin, coordinator for a new youth
Salvation Army Transforms Lives of Poor
Did you turn on a tap today to get your water supply? In third-world countries, villagers collect water from swamps or seasonal streams.
Children’s Program Keeps Kids off the Streets
Half of the children in Uruguay, South America, live below the poverty line. Many drop out of school to beg on the streets or prostitute.
The Salvation Army Launches New Vision for SalvationArmy.ca
TOR – The Salvation Army is excited to announce a new vision for SalvationArmy.ca. For the past year, the Army has analyzed how the web communicates to the public and how visitors use it. The result is not a redesign, … Read more
Australia Bushfires: Call Centre Set Up as Recovery Phase Begins
AUS – The Salvation Army in Australia is still working tirelessly to provide financial, material and emotional support to emergency workers and victims of the bushfires in the state of Victoria. Latest reports show that 11 fires are still burning … Read more
Giving teens a place to go
BC – Teens will soon have a place to hang out, play video games and – on sunny days – hit the basketball court, thanks to a new youth drop-in program offered by The Salvation Army White Rock Church and … Read more
Fire Destroys Part of The Salvation Army Summer Camp
Montreal, February 18th 2009 – On February 17th, a fire destroyed a part of The Salvation Army Lake l’Achigan’s camp. The fire broke out at around 1:30 p.m. in the kitchen of the camp, located in St-Hippolyte, in the Laurentians. … Read more
Salvation Army meal all paid for
BC – Nanaimo’s Swiftsure Taxi is picking up the tab for a roast beef dinner, including yorkshire pudding, at the New Hope Centre on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Dawne Anderson, a spokeswoman for the Salvation Army, which runs the New … Read more