A Come From Away Christmas
Posted on 11th February 2020,
On December 25, 2019, Salvation Army employee Brian Snow organized efforts to feed 75 WestJet passengers who were stranded in Deer Lake, N.L. At 3:30 p.m. on Christmas Day, Snow was made aware of the situation. A plane full of travellers left for St. John’s late Christmas Eve when bad weather got in the way. […]
Making Christmas Bright
Posted on 23rd December 2019,
Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy and celebration. But for Amanda and her family, Christmas 2018 was a time of hungry bellies and no money for gifts. “Our comfortable lives had changed in an instant,” says Amanda. “The support we received from The Salvation Army in Calgary was incredible.” ‘We’d never had […]
Hotel Executive Volunteers with The Salvation Army
Posted on 7th October 2019,
“The Salvation Army treats people like human beings―family,” says volunteer, Roydell. “This keeps me coming back.” During the season of Thanksgiving in 2018, Roydell’s employer, one of Bermuda’s luxury resorts, offered to supply The Salvation Army’s soup kitchen in Hamilton with a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Wanting to support the vulnerable in her community, Roydell, […]
Unique Program Helps Low-Income Families at Back-to-School Time
Posted on 16th September 2019,
The back-to-school season can be very stressful for low-income families and children. To alleviate some of their financial burdens, The Salvation Army in Sarnia, Ont., developed a unique program that helps to ensure that the start of the school year is exciting for all children and their families. “All children deserve to have a good […]
Salvation Army Helps to End Summer Hunger for Children
Posted on 8th July 2019,
The statistics are staggering. Every month, more than 300,000 Canadian children are helped by food banks―a number that could fill Toronto’s Rogers Centre 10 times over. Throughout the school year, many hungry children have access to services such as Salvation Army breakfast programs. In fact, last year The Salvation Army served 223,000 meals in schools. […]
Community Garden Helps Boost Food Security in Penticton
Posted on 30th May 2019,
Since 2013, The Salvation Army’s community garden in Penticton, B.C., has been a place where social connections are established, healthy eating is celebrated and food security is boosted. “The community garden works in conjunction with the Penticton food bank, which is operated by The Salvation Army, to create community and long-term solutions to food poverty,” […]
Lunch Program Improves Attendance and Academic Performance
Posted on 5th April 2019,
When Danette Hicks, a housing support worker with The Salvation Army’s Community and Family Services in Gander, N.L., learned that hungry children were falling through the cracks, losing social connections and lagging behind in the curriculum, she developed a program to ensure that the problem of absenteeism doesn’t continue. “Our goal is to ensure there are […]
Mobile Kitchen Feeds the Hungry in Halifax
Posted on 14th March 2019,
Feeding the hungry. Providing sufficient footwear for cold weather. Offering a listening ear. Whatever the need, The Salvation Army’s Community Response Unit (CRU), a mobile kitchen in Halifax, is helping the vulnerable during some of the coldest days of winter. “One young lady ate four bowls of soup because she had no food in her […]
How Volunteering Helped One Woman Overcome an Anxiety Disorder
Posted on 11th February 2019,
When Angie’s husband left her for her best friend, she moved out and shut herself away from society for 12 years. “I couldn’t handle the hurt and devastation from my marriage breakup,” says Angie. “My home was the only place I felt safe until I walked through the doors of The Salvation Army.” “My home […]