The Salvation Army is on the ground assisting with clean up and relief efforts in Sydney. The Community Response Unit Mobile Kitchen has been providing hot soup, sandwiches, and beverages to volunteers, crew and community members.  The Salvation Army will be distributing donated funds to flood victims whose application for assistance have been reviewed and approved by  […]

The Community Response Unit (CRU) was called upon twice in the past week, to assist residents and first responders when fires broke out in Saint John, N.B. The Saint John Fire Department reached out to The Salvation Army during the early hours of Monday morning to alert them to a multi-home unit fire on St.  […]

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  […]

The sun is beginning to fall on a beautiful late-winter day in March. Rush hour traffic zips along on one of Halifax’s most notable roads, as The Salvation Army Community Response Unit sets up for the evening. Delivering support directly to the point of need is one of the critical missions of The Salvation Army.  […]

A long-time supporter of the Community Response Unit, Investors Group presented The Salvation Army with a cheque for $3,000 recently, continuing their commitment to this initiative. 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  […]

The Salvation Army’s Community Response Unit in Halifax is currently getting a facelift. The 10-year old truck is being replaced with an upgraded vehicle that will help The Salvation Army provide support to countless people in the future, but it will also help volunteers provide better service to those in need. The CRU is a  […]

The Salvation Army’s Community Response Unit in Halifax received a boost this week from its friends at Investors Group. 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  […]

Here in the Maritime Division, whenever there is a need for onsite support, the Community Response Unit is there. Our Division currently operates two Community Response Units (CRU), one based in Halifax and one in Saint John, NB. These multipurpose vehicles most often serve as mobile canteens, delivering food and refreshments to emergency responders and  […]

Investors Group continued its support of the Maritime Division of The Salvation Army this week, presenting a cheque for $3,000. The donation will help fund The Army’s Community Response Unit (CRU), a multi-purpose vehicle that serves as a mobile canteen for the Division’s Emergency Disaster Services. Investors Group has supported the CRU since 2006, donating  […]