Together, we can meet the needs of those who are vulnerable in our communities. In partnership with The Salvation Army’s Community Response Unit (CRU) and with the support of nine churches, service club and a number of community partners in Lower Sackville, came together to create a Community Outreach Program earlier this year. This program  […]

Seeing The Salvation Army’s Community Response Unit (CRU) arrive in your community brings tears to the eyes of some who have been affected by disasters and weather events such as those of Hurricane Dorian that recently impacted many Nova Scotia communities. During the flooding events in New Brunswick earlier this year, many dedicated volunteers traveled  […]

When our Community Response Unit (CRU) arrived back from supporting flood relief efforts in both Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick, we took it for a visit to William King Elementary School in Herring Cove. Emergency Disaster Services Coordinator, Jan Keats took the Excel Program children on a tour of the CRU and shared the  […]

On the low stone wall in front of the old library on Spring Garden Road sits a man bundled in a weathered snowsuit, his hands curled around a hot bowl of soup.  Beside him sits a milk-crate filled with some of his possessions. Parked in front of him is The Salvation Army Community Response Unit  […]

 We are grateful to our donors who have contributed $525,917 towards the Alberta fire response efforts. The Salvation Army’s community response vehicles continue to serve over 2,000 meals a day to first responders engaged in the Fort McMurray fire efforts. The Salvation Army is also supporting evacuees who have relocated to other areas of the  […]

From November through March, the Community Response Unit (CRU) serves each Wednesday in front of the old Halifax library on Spring Garden Road. Volunteer Dave Jackson mans the truck each week, often accompanied by a couple of helpers. Recently, Jamie Hawco and his daughter Emily helped Dave. “We are always on standby in case people  […]

Thank you to Investors Group for their continued support of the Community Response Unit with a donation of $3,000. The Community Response Unit (CRU) is a multi-purpose vehicle that serves as a mobile canteen for the Division’s Emergency Disaster Services. It gets called into action when crises strike around the Maritime region – such as fires and floods –  […]

The Community Response Unit (CRU) came out in the spring weather to participate in the Marigold Mural Painting Project in Saint John, N.B. The CRU offered refreshments to the 150 volunteers who spent the day painting the marigolds on the thoroughfare along Main Street. After 11 hours, the amateur painters had restored the marigolds to  […]

Hot chocolate and bottled water were in high demand from The Salvation Army’s Community Response Unit (CRU) last weekend as it supported the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser in Saint John, NB. Coldest Night of the Year is a national walk fundraiser that takes place in over 80 locations across the country. Intrepid participants  […]

Captain Richard Phillips, who famously survived a pirate hijacking off the coast of Somalia, spoke in Saint John today to support The Salvation Army’s third annual Hope in the City Fundraising Breakfast. The event drew a crowd of approximately 900 to the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre for a morning of networking, entertainment and  […]