On May 1st, UsedVictoria.com donated items collected from its site, www.usedvictoria.com, to the Salvation Army, fulfilling a wish list for the Beacon of Hope House. Recently, the Beacon of Hope House moved from Vic West to Saanich and the items donated by UsedVictoria.com will transform the facility into a home for the male youth who  […]

For the past 13 years, Project Winter Survival and their team of volunteers & donors have assembled and distributed over 15,000 winter Survival Kits. These kits provide warmth and essential supplies needed for the homeless and less fortunate to survive on the streets. Last year over 11,000 requests for these life saving kits were received  […]

It’s that time again to start warming up your singing voice and limbering up your bell-ringing arm! The Salvation Army is kicking off its annual and traditional campaign to find hosts for its Christmas kettles. Volunteers are needed to host the kettles throughout British Columbiaat a variety of locations from the kick off of the  […]

Volunteers are an integral part to every organization and The Salvation Army is no exception. When it comes to running programs and services, our volunteers make it all possible. Greg Klazura of the Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer Club, is no exception!  Recently he ‘carved’ out some time from his busy schedule to make jack-o-lanterns for Halloween  […]

Undernourishment and malnutrition are serious problems for Seniors in our communities in this day and age. To address the need and in response to this growing issue, Comfort Keepers, launched STOP Senior Hunger, a campaign that began in 2009 and aims to increase education surrounding Seniors centered nutrition, family detection and support programs and resources,  […]

Thank you to one and all who visited a local Save-On Foods and Price Smart Foods location as The Salvation Army teamed up with Craftsman Collision for the fourth Annual Making a Dent Food Drive. The day long food drive, encouraged customers to purchase much needed items for The Salvation Army with Craftsman Collision pledging to  […]

Thank you to AON in Vancouver, British Columbia who hosted two volunteer teams at Belkin House recently.  These enthusiastic and engaging volunteers served coffee and snacks, prepared seated meals including, hamburger lunches and lasagna dinners, for residents. On another occasion, AON prepared a BBQ for residents where a full buffet of perfectly grilled hamburgers, salads,  […]

For all those participating in The Lululemon SeaWheeze Half Marathon tomorrow … bring some extra layers to the start line and look for Salvation Army volunteers who will be on site collecting all your donations! Good luck to all the Vancouver runners and thank you for your continued support of the work The Salvation Army  […]

The Salvation Army is thrilled to be once again supporting the 2012 BC Seniors Games from August 21 to 25 in this year’s host city of Burnaby.  This will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Games – one of the largest games organized in BC with approximately 3500 participants … A true indication of the  […]

A fire took place on Tuesday, June 19th at Villa Anna Apartments at4465 Michigan Avenue in Powell River, BC. All 35 apts. were evacuated with no injuries or asualties. As a result, 45 people have been evacuated and are staying in hotels or with family at this time. Captain Rick Robins of The Salvation Army  […]