Every May, The Salvation Army in Edmonton holds Soup For The Soul day, an annual hunger awareness event that takes place in Churchill Square during the busy lunch hour. On Friday, May 8th, over 150 people joined us for a hot bowl of soup – free for everyone! In Edmonton, The Salvation Army offers numerous  […]

On April 29th, an enthusiastic team of women in orange T-shirts appeared at The Salvation Army’s Community and Family Services (CFS) in Edmonton and, on that one day, demonstrated the true spirit of community involvement and corporate partnership. Our story starts a few weeks ago when Major Carolyn Hale, Executive Director of CFS, was contacted  […]

Commissioner Susan McMillan, Territorial Commander for The Salvation Army Canada & Bermuda Territory, made her first official visit to the Alberta & Northern Territories Division last week. A site visit was made to several of the facilities in Calgary on Friday, January 22, 2015, including Agape Hospice, Centre of Hope, and the Barbara Mitchell Family Resource  […]

What do parents do when they aren’t able to put food on the table, or provide presents at Christmas? Hundreds of Edmontonians faced this burden over the Christmas season, but our Community & Family Services were able to help, thanks to your generosity. Through services such as our Gift Room, where parents can choose gifts  […]

Sometimes making a big difference starts with a simple idea to help. Capital Colour Press Ltd. did just that with their “Socks for Souls” campaign this Christmas season. Greg Himer, Sales Rep at Capital Colour in Edmonton, asked for donations of new socks for The Salvation Army hoping to get 1000 pairs by Christmas. Instead,  […]

For 8 years the staff, owners, and customers of Stahl Peterbilt have taken on the role of Christmas angels, collecting new toys for The Salvation Army’s Edmonton Community & Family Services to distribute to Edmonton families. This year they hit an all-time high, filling Santa’s Glider with 1,103 toys! Their showroom was packed and the  […]

The Christmas season is upon us and The Salvation Army Addictions and Residential Centre (ARC) in Edmonton held their annual community Christmas dinner on Tuesday, hosting over 400 guests for a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Guests included many young families, those dealing with homelessness, and seniors, like 76 year-old Gladys. Gladys often  […]

The Salvation Army’s Community & Family Services (CFS) in Edmonton offers a free breakfast every Friday morning for anyone in the community who needs one. Today, to highlight some of the programs your kettle donations fund, we’ve had some special guest servers help us out to bring awareness to these programs. Susan Read and Larry  […]

What an exciting time we had at our 21st Annual Harvest Brunch & Auction on October 4th! More than doubling the amount raised last year, over $80,000 will go to The Salvation Army’s Grace Manor senior’s residence for their Walking Path Project. The 420 metre path will be designed to give residents the ability to  […]

Another successful Golf Classic, another $200,000 nearer our $1 million dollar goal! As of this tournament at the Highlands Golf Club on June 3, 2014, we are at 90% of this goal, so thank you to everyone who participated in this years’ 12th Annual Supreme Group Salvation Army Golf Classic – golfers, sponsors, donors, and volunteers. We hope each  […]