Kaya is a young mother of two, a full-time student and working part-time in Kenora, Ontario. Supporting her family on a part-time income while trying to focus on her studies was difficult. “It was hard to make ends meet, grocery wise and my kids’ needs,” Kaya explains. Kaya’s mother-in-law Gloria is a former client of  […]

The Salvation Army Food Bank in Portage la Prairie thrives thanks to a supportive community and wonderful volunteers. “Portage really is special” says Major Brenda Hammond, explaining that the need in Portage is greater than in nearby Winnipeg or Brandon. During the pandemic, the food bank became indispensable, a truly essential service and they were  […]

A Swift Current woman, Doreen Martens, found a great way to make her donation go even further to help her local Salvation Army food bank. In March of 2020, COVID-19 caused her church to close it’s doors. Recognizing the severity of what her community was facing, she wanted to help, but didn’t know how. Doreen  […]

This past April, a COVID-19 outbreak affected 1500 people causing 3 deaths in High River. This was one of the largest outbreaks from a single location in North America and led to an increased number of households needing food bank services. As a result, many donations have come in to The Salvation Army for this  […]

So much has changed over the past two months. With something as serious as a pandemic, many unexpected problems arise. With schools closing for the rest of the year, some students are more at risk for food insecurity, but The Salvation Army’s Community & Family Services in Grande Prairie has been able to step in  […]

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  […]

Often when times are tough, we see the best come out in our communities and Grande Prairie, Alberta is no exception. This September marked the 20th anniversary of local Rotary clubs holding a large-scale food drive for The Salvation Army, and the community support was tremendous. The official kick-off on September 8 saw 32 local  […]

“As the community moves from response to re-entry to recovery and rebuilding, the local Salvation Army in Fort McMurray is beginning to consider and anticipate community needs,” says Captain Mark Stanley from The Salvation Army in Alberta. As of July 4, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry classified the wildfire as under control, completely contained and will  […]

The Salvation Army in Edmonton officially launched its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign on November 18 at The Hope in the City Luncheon that raised just under $98,000 towards their 2015 goal of $550,000. Guest speaker Cam Tait, veteran journalist, author and comedian kept the audience of 290 captivated with his remarkable story of how hope  […]