Halifax – The Salvation Army is pleading for donations after it lost the entire stock of a south-end thrift store when the adjacent restaurant caught fire. The Salvation Army Thrift Store at 5280 Green Street sustained major smoke and water damage after a blaze erupted at the restaurant next door on Saturday. Read more

It’s time again to start warming up your singing voice and limbering up your bell-ringing arm. The Salvation Army is kicking off its campaign to find hosts for its Christmas donation kettles. Volunteers are needed to host the kettles at major Burnaby locations from the morning of Nov. 15, right up until the afternoon of  […]

Are social programs really making a difference? According to Margaret Wente, no one knows. Social programs are not tracked or their outcome measured. Take homelessness for example. Most homeless programs do not have adequate resources to maintain long-term contact with residents after they leave the program. While many programs offer to extend services, it is  […]

The Salvation Army is embarking on an innovative, hard-hitting and informative advertising campaign to address real issues facing the Nation’s younger demographic. Creative wall posters in more than 10 universities across the country, and print ads in university or similar urban publications, will not only capture the attention of, but will make an emotional connection  […]

Many people do not realize the extent of hunger’s reach in this country. Each month, close to 900,000 Canadians are assisted by food banks, and 93,000 of them are accessing them for the first time. World Food Day, October 16, exists to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen unity in the  […]

“It feels a lot safer here,” says Bev who’s just recently checked into the Women’s Integrated Supportive Housing (WISH) in Calgary. The WISH centre provides support services for women such as emergency and transitional beds plus a variety of skill building programs. Prior to arriving at WISH Bev was sleeping in her car. “Coming here  […]

Working through local Salvation Army shelters in Ontario, British Colombia, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, BioPed associates will fit and distribute thousands of pairs of shoes during a day-long event on Wednesday, Oct. 17. “The Goody2Shoes campaign aims to give the gift of comfort, activity and better foot health to thousands of Canadians,” stated a  […]

On the 10th of the 10th 2012 millions of people around the world will mark World Homeless Day in many varied ways. The purpose of World Homeless Day is to draw attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, while taking advantage of the  […]

The latest report from The Salvation Army, “Feeding Canada’s Families: A Report on Salvation Army Food Services,” revealed that more and more families are turning to Salvation Army food programs and centres for assistance. For the past four years, around the Thanksgiving holiday, The Salvation Army has conducted a survey to evaluate its food programs.  […]