Lieutenant Almeta Ward heard over and over again that folks were surprised to learn that The Salvation Army had a church in Moose Jaw. She was moved to create something that would welcome folks to the church, offer an interesting activity and build community. So, she decided to offer an eight-week cake decorating course. Participation  […]

The Salvation Army in Prince Albert serves over 2,000 meals per month. Around 100 bagged lunches are prepared and served to take away four days a week. Long-time volunteers Grant MacTavish and Gary Whitley share what it’s like to prepare and serve the meal. Grant started volunteering with The Salvation Army in Prince Albert as  […]

Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre Celebrates 10 Years Serving the Community   Nestled next to a park at 51 Morrow Ave in Winnipeg is The Salvation Army Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre (BMFRC). The Centre offers a range of community programming serving all age groups from children to seniors. This week the BMFRC marks 10  […]

Jack Thrasher, a husband, father of two, and now a retired lawyer from Calgary sat on the Calgary Advisory Board since August 1993 and during his time became Chair of the Board from 2007 to 2011, and again from 2015-2018. Recently, Jack received a Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his outstanding leadership, commitment, and dedication to  […]

April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week, and The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary) is highlighting a few of their volunteers. “From it’s very origins, The Salvation Army has been a ‘volunteer army’, able to be a transforming influence in individual communities and around the world by harnessing the power of volunteerism,” says Major Al Hoeft,  […]

Born in British Columbia, Lawrence Moman grew up with his mom, dad, brother, and sister. At a young age, his family home in Terrace was destroyed by an oil heater fire. The house went up quickly and they lost everything, but he still remembers how The Salvation Army was there for his family that very  […]

The Salvation Army in Lethbridge, Alberta, has stepped up their efforts to meet needs of the communities of Lethbridge and Fort MacLeod during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past five weeks, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services has been working everyday to provide three fully prepared meals a day through their feeding program. On behalf  […]

The Salvation Army Food Bank, in Fort Frances, received generous donations from the Community through the efforts of two valuable partners – The Bargain Shop and Safeway in Fort Frances. On behalf of those who will benefit from your generosity, we say Thank you to: Darcy and her team at The Bargain Shop and Kevin  […]

AB Home >> The Salvation Army in Edmonton is helping people that rely on the food bank stretch their grocery budgets, and learn some new kitchen skills. This past February, The Salvation Army Edmonton Temple began a Collective Kitchen program where once a week a small group of people get together to create three homemade meals. They  […]

Yahoo!! Or is it yeehaw!? The 2018 Stampede is a fun and exciting 10 days in Calgary, and The Salvation Army is there every year to celebrate with the city with a number of events. On Friday July 6, The Salvation Army Glenmore Temple Band marched in the parade – what a scorcher! The next  […]