Rachel Cain’s summer job has put her on the front lines working with some of the community’s most vulnerable residents.
Cain, 22, a fourth year Thompson Rivers University student, saw an ad in the paper from the Salvation Army, who were looking for someone to fill a position made available via the federal government’s ‘Canada Summer Jobs’ program. She applied and got the job, not realizing what an impact it would have on her.
“I’ve had other jobs, but nothing so fulfilling,” Cain said. “There’s a camaraderie here and everybody is working together toward a purpose. Everybody is here to help the clients.”
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Mark Love can’t remember committing a serious crime. He was blacked out drunk. When he was arrested the next day he was told a weapon was involved. 
“The ranks of the hungry continue to grow every day,” says Marj Montgomery, community and family services co-ordinator for The Salvation Army in Summerside, P.E.I. “It’s sad, it’s disturbing and there is little sign of an end in sight.” 
The Female Lone Parents Family Breatkthrough program will assist single mothers living in poverty in Kelowna, B.C. The 36-month project will help to increase economic security, financial literacy skills and social connections among low-income female lone-parent families. 
Many kids are heading for school on empty stomachs. This isn’t something you would expect in one of the best places in the world to live. 
The clients and volunteers who participate in The Salvation Army’s soup kitchen on Tuesdays are a close community. Marcus Maloney, 87, has a bowl of soup, or chili almost every Tuesday, along with his wife Hazel, 82. 
Focus On The Family, a Christian non-profit group, has purchased ad time during Sunday’s Super Bowl. The 30-second ad will feature Tim Tebow, a former quarterback with the University of Florida’s Gators and 2007 winner of the Heisman Trophy, along with his mother Pam. 
The Christmas holidays typically bring a spike in the number of domestic disputes police respond to. There is more alcohol in the home, bills start coming in, there is increased stress and sometimes things turn violent. Most victims of abuse keep their families together during the holidays and leave after. As a result, Salvation Army centres see an increase in demand for services. 
At The Salvation Army Vancouver Harbour Light, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner is provided a week after the holiday so guests, who try to cope without sufficient food, can enjoy more than one special meal. 
