Produce Pantry Eases Burden of Skyrocketing Food Prices
Posted on 10th August 2022,
Salvation Army Boosts Rural Communities Affected by Unique Hunger Challenges
Posted on 15th June 2022,
From Sleeping Rough to Helping Others Who Call the Streets Home
Posted on 7th September 2021,
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Summer Lunch Program Ensures Children in Lindsay Get a Healthy Mid-Day Meal
Posted on 27th July 2021,
Salvation Army Serves Hundreds of Meals to Truckers Stranded at Provincial Border
Posted on 25th June 2021,
When hundreds of truckers ad individuals were suddenly stranded at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border due to protests, The Salvation Army corps/church in Truro and Springhill stepped up to provide food, hydration, and emotional and spiritual care. The protests began at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. By Wednesday morning, word was spreading that hundreds […]
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Salvation Army Feeding Program Closes the Hunger Gap
Posted on 15th October 2020,
For many low-income children, attending school is not only an opportunity to learn, but a chance to have access to adequate and nutritious food. But when schools and feeding programs closed due to COVID-19, already vulnerable children were at risk of being hungry. “The Ontario School Nutrition Program approached The Salvation Army to help with […]
Salvation Army Feeds Truckers Who Keep Supplies Flowing
Posted on 31st March 2020,
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, it’s harder for truckers to be behind the wheel as facilities and restaurants close. In Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, The Salvation Army is working with the provincial government, and in partnership with Marine Atlantic, to provide meals to those transporting goods and materials to or from the ferry crossing. “Hot […]
Unique Program Helps Low-Income Families at Back-to-School Time
Posted on 16th September 2019,
The back-to-school season can be very stressful for low-income families and children. To alleviate some of their financial burdens, The Salvation Army in Sarnia, Ont., developed a unique program that helps to ensure that the start of the school year is exciting for all children and their families. “All children deserve to have a good […]
Lunch Program Improves Attendance and Academic Performance
Posted on 5th April 2019,
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 […]
Healthy Lunchbox Program Assists Struggling Families
Posted on 7th September 2016,
It’s back-to-school time and many low-income families are dealing with the added financial burden of school lunches, new clothes and school supplies. With this in mind, The Salvation Army’s Healthy Lunchbox program in Parry Sound, Ont., is giving struggling parents one less thing to worry about. “When we found out a lot of kids in […]