Salvation Army staff and volunteers are at work in flood-ravaged Fiji as the island nation braces itself for a tropical storm predicted to intensify to cyclone force. A state of natural disaster has been declared for most of the country’s western area after heavy flooding killed four people and forced thousands into evacuation centres. Salvation  […]

We’ve all seen the headlines: “Mortgage Rates Have Nowhere to go but up.” “Spiking oil prices could cripple economic recovery.” “Gas, food, pushes up Canada’s inflation rates.” The past few years have been a roller coaster ride and there is no quick fix in sight. People across our country have been negatively affected by the  […]

New immigrants from war-torn countries face a host of challenges. While poverty, language barriers, loss, separation, and unemployment is common and frightening, the thought of driving on Canadian roads can be just as terrifying. Located in Winnipeg, The Salvation Army’s Life Employability and Enhancement Program (LEEP) is a pre-employment training program that assists newcomers in  […]

Did you know there are creative ways to support The Salvation Army? Ways where The Salvation Army, you and your loved ones all benefit at the same time? These giving techniques are called “planned gifts.” In an effort to increase awareness of this option for supporting our work, and to provide helpful information as you  […]

Williams Lake, B.C. – Starting in April, a 60-day intensive treatment program for individuals with drug and alcohol dependency will operate Monday to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is a holistic approach that includes psycho-educational classes, one-on-one counseling sessions, group sessions, arts, health and fitness, social development as well as volunteerism. Read  […]

Find out more about Planned Giving at SalvationArmy.ca/wills

Times are getting tougher on the street, as measured by the church-based social agency that has been addressing hunger and social issues in Nanaimo since 1888. The Salvation Army has launched a public appeal for help to support those finding it particularly difficult to stretch limited incomes from one paycheque to another this winter. Demand  […]

Salvation Army Thrift Stores want you to say “YES” to helping a child experience fun, freedom and excitement at camp this summer. For the third year in a row, Thrift Stores in Canada will collect funds in-store to help send marginalized children to camp for one week. The 2012 Send a Kid to Camp fundraiser  […]

As The Salvation Army celebrates the one-year anniversary of its Dignity Project, a generous $3 million donation from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation is making it possible to promote dignity for years to come. Named after the late Barbara Mitchell, daughter of Garfield Weston, The Salvation Army Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centres in Winnipeg and  […]

Generous Donation from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation Strengthens, Expands Salvation Army Centres The Salvation Army Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centres in Winnipeg and Calgary To Promote Dignity For All Toronto, ON March 27, 2012 – As The Salvation Army celebrates the one-year anniversary of its Dignity Project, an initiative designed to educate and inform  […]