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Container Gardening Improves Food and Nutrition for Vulnerable Families

Posted on 20th June 2016, by SalvationArmy.ca
participants and workers stand by containers for gardending
In Guelph, Ont., The Salvation Army’s container-gardening program gives people on a tight budget the chance to grow food on their own. According to Statistics Canada’s most recent consumer price index report, fresh vegetable costs rose 11.7 percent year-over-year in April. The rising cost of food is making it more and more difficult for vulnerable  […]

Literacy Program Helps Strengthen Father-Child Relationships

Posted on 16th June 2016, by SalvationArmy.ca
Literacy program participants Alvin and Mark
Imagine being a dad who can’t understand the meaning of sentences or spell simple words such as “easy” or “less”, or having children you are unable to read to. Wanting to improve his literacy skills, and strengthen the bond with his children, Mark returned to the classroom at The Salvation Army in Winnipeg. The Salvation  […]

After-school Program Empowers At-Risk Youth

Posted on 14th June 2016, by SalvationArmy.ca
At-risk youth at Salvation Army in Pembroke pose for photo
Despite the challenges they face, at-risk youth can overcome a great deal with emotional support, friendship and a listening ear. Every day after school, The Salvation Army’s youth centre in Pembroke, Ont., offers programs that give youth, ages 12-18, a sense of belonging and motivation to succeed in life. “I go to the centre every  […]

Helping Syrian Newcomers One Family at a Time

Posted on 9th June 2016, by SalvationArmy.ca
Front view of Ottawa Salvation Army Booth Centre
In March, 2016, one long embrace ended a five-year separation among a group of Syrian newcomers seeking help at The Salvation Army’s Booth Centre in Ottawa. They were good friends from the same small community, but the last time they saw each other was in a refugee camp. Each family had assumed the other hadn’t  […]

Drop-in Program Benefits At-Risk Youth

Posted on 7th June 2016, by SalvationArmy.ca
At-risk youth make crafts at drop-in program
It’s Friday night at The Salvation Army’s youth drop-in program in Weston, a community in Winnipeg’s north end. Girls are weaving rubber bands into bracelets. Boys are playing board games. There is laughter and high fives, yet many of these youth have little hope for the future. Historically the neighbourhood was nicknamed "CPR Town" due  […]

Released and Restored

Posted on 4th June 2016, by SalvationArmy.ca
Staff counsel residents at Moncton Greenfield House
When the prison doors open and the offender is conditionally released, what happens next? There are several challenges faced by offenders at the time of their release and The Salvation Army in Moncton, N.B., is helping them successfully transition back into the community. “The Salvation Army’s Greenfield House is a residential facility that offers a  […]
Le 29 mai 1914, par une nuit brumeuse, Ernie Green s’était accroché à un corps dans les eaux glaciales du fleuve Saint-Laurent. C’est ainsi qu’il a survécu au naufrage de l’Empress of Ireland, éperonné par un charbonnier norvégien. « Le navire a coulé en 14 minutes », déclare le petit-fils d’Ernie, le major David Ivany  […]
Salvation Army canteen serves doughnuts to soldiers during World War 1.
Toronto – June 2, 2016 – Get ready for the sweetest day of the year! Today, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced a partnership with The Salvation Army that will help celebrate National Doughnut Day. On Friday, June 3, customers will receive a free doughnut of their choice and have an opportunity to donate directly to The  […]
London village staff and participant at Alzheimers Day program
In 2011, 747,000 Canadians were living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias―that's 14.9 per cent of Canadians 65 and older. By 2031, this figure is expected to increase to 1.4 million. Five days a week, people with Alzheimers and other dementias are warmly welcomed at The Salvation Army’s Adult Day program in London, Ont. “We are  […]