Community Garden Helps Boost Food Security in Penticton

Posted on 30th May 2019, by SalvationArmy.ca
Community garden helps
Since 2013, The Salvation Army’s community garden in Penticton, B.C., has been a place where social connections are established, healthy eating is celebrated and food security is boosted. “The community garden works in conjunction with the Penticton food bank, which is operated by The Salvation Army, to create community and long-term solutions to food poverty,”  […]

Kids Club Fills Gap in Community Services

Posted on 15th April 2019, by SalvationArmy.ca
In northwest Calgary, The Salvation Army is providing a free, bi-weekly Kids Club, where more than 100 children are registered. The Kids Club is fostering a strong sense of community, providing a safe place for children to have fun and reminding everyone of the services The Salvation Army offers. “There is no community centre in  […]

Lunch Program Improves Attendance and Academic Performance

Posted on 5th April 2019, by SalvationArmy.ca
Two volunteers prepare lunches for hungry students
When Danette Hicks, a housing support worker with The Salvation Army’s Community and Family Services in Gander, N.L., learned that hungry children were falling through the cracks, losing social connections and lagging behind in the curriculum, she developed a program to ensure that the problem of absenteeism doesn’t continue. “Our goal is to ensure there are  […]

Autism Café in Quebec Helps Young Adults Overcome Social Isolation

Posted on 2nd April 2019, by SalvationArmy.ca
Participants at Autism cafe
In Canada, more than a quarter of a million families are touched by autism spectrum disorders. Young adults on the autism spectrum are often more likely to never get called by friends or be invited to activities. “I’m grateful for a program that supports people like me.” For 11 years, The Salvation Army in St-Jérôme,  […]

Free Tax Filing for Low-Income People in Strathroy

Posted on 28th March 2019, by SalvationArmy.ca
Joy (left) shows completed income tax form prepared by Major Roland Shea (right)
To assist people with limited incomes, The Salvation Army in Strathroy, Ont., is providing a free income tax clinic where volunteers do tax returns for eligible people. “I live on a fixed income,” says Joy Knight, 72. “The Salvation Army’s assistance means I don’t have to borrow money from family or delay payment of a  […]

New Mom Leaves Poverty Behind

Posted on 15th February 2019, by SalvationArmy.ca
Holly and her daughter at Bethany Hope Centre
For most of her life, Holly slept on the streets or stayed with friends. She’s skipped meals to pay the bills  and panhandled to have food to eat. Now she’s a new parent, wanting to improve her financial situation. With help from The Salvation Army she is accessing the resources needed to leave poverty behind.  […]

How Volunteering Helped One Woman Overcome an Anxiety Disorder

Posted on 11th February 2019, by SalvationArmy.ca
Angie serves up a meal at the Manna Cafe
When Angie’s husband left her for her best friend, she moved out and shut herself away from society for 12 years. “I couldn’t handle the hurt and devastation from my marriage breakup,” says Angie. “My home was the only place I felt safe until I walked through the doors of The Salvation Army.” “My home  […]