Mayor Rob Ford on behalf of Toronto City Council has proclaimed December 19-26, 2011 as “Salvation Army Week” in the City of Toronto. Mayor Rob Ford encourages everyone to support The Salvation Army this holiday season. “The holiday season is … Read more
On Saturday, October 22nd, for the third year in a row, The Salvation Army Recycling Terminal in Oakville helped to facilitate the preparation of transitional housing kits for clients at Gateway Men’s Shelter in downtown Toronto. A team of 20 … Read more
TORONTO, Sept. 11 /CNW/ – Toronto Grace Health Centre Foundation received its largest donation in the over 100 year history of The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre site. The $1.9 million donation will have a profound impact on the … Read more
It’s a long way from Charlton, Ontario, to the wet and dirty streets of downtown Toronto. I don’t even live in the town of 300 people; I come from a farm outside of the village. In my part of northern … Read more
April 11, 2006 – The Salvation Army initially discovered that it was the victim of a significant fraud in December 2005. Since that time, we have been following a thorough process to investigate how this fraud occurred, to recover what … Read more
A group of Toronto pastors gathered last night for a prayer rally aimed at striking down violence in the city. Rev. Alvin Nichols led off the evening’s prayers at Queensway Cathedral, asking “that a door of hope can be opened … Read more
The Salvation Army in Canada will host a North American Social Services at the Toronto Westin Harbour Castle, from Saturday March 25 to Wednesday March 29, 2006. The Salvation Army Social Services Conference exists to celebrate, promote, shape and advance … Read more
Homeless young people will now have a place to stay with Monday’s opening of the new $1-million Sutton Youth Shelter in the former St. Bernadette elementary school on Dalton Road. Funded by York Region, the Salvation Army will be the … Read more
I had the plan. I knew the bridge where it would happen. I knew how I was going to do it – a little valium would give me the courage to take my final leap. But then the thought struck … Read more
Hartley Burney has always known the value of work. When he was seven years of age, his dad was killed in a construction accident. Living in a small Nova Scotia town, Hartley helped support his mother and two sisters by … Read more