Divisional News

Push for Change

Posted on 16th September 2016, by Ontario Communications
Joe Roberts, a former homeless youth turned successful entrepreneur is pushing a shopping cart 9,000 km across Canada to raise awareness and funds to prevent youth homelessness. 50% of the funds raised through Joe’s walk, The Push For Change benefit Raising the Roof’s new initiative, The Upstream Project and 50% benefit the local participating youth  […]

Help to End Summer Hunger

Posted on 15th August 2016, by Ontario Communications
This summer, more than 950,000 Canadians will turn to a food bank for help. But, unfortunately, donations to food banks drop off when the weather gets warm. “Summer is always hard because donations tend to taper off,” says Pam Grimm of The Salvation Army in Kelowna, B.C. “Our food bank is essentially completely out of  […]

Salvation Army Thrifts Stores Make Camp Dreams Come True

Posted on 8th August 2016, by Ontario Communications
Summertime for hundreds of kids from low-income homes nationwide has gotten a little brighter thanks to the support of The Salvation Army Thrift Store’s ‘Send a Kid to Camp’ campaign. From April 11 to June 11, in 106 Thrift Store locations, the campaign, now in its sixth year, raised a record breaking $133,894 from generous  […]

Photo Essay: How Summer Camp Changes Lives

Posted on 26th July 2016, by Ontario Communications
Summer is here, and one place that gives vulnerable children the opportunity to have fun and learn life-long skills is Salvation Army camps. Click on any picture below to access the photo gallery and learn more about the positive impact that camp can have on a young life.            

Fort McMurray: After the Fire

Posted on 21st July 2016, by Ontario Communications
“As the community moves from response to re-entry to recovery and rebuilding, the local Salvation Army in Fort McMurray is beginning to consider and anticipate community needs,” says Captain Mark Stanley from The Salvation Army in Alberta. As of July 4, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry classified the wildfire as under control, completely contained and will  […]

Summer Camp Changes Lives

Posted on 11th July 2016, by Ontario Communications
Parents want the best opportunities for their children, but for thousands of Canadians struggling to make ends meet, sending a child to summer camp is an extra expense they simply can’t afford. "There's no way I could afford to send my kids to camp," says Tricia. “Salvation Army summer camp has been a godsend.” Despite  […]

“My Tummy Hurts”

Posted on 4th July 2016, by Ontario Communications
“Sometimes my kids say ‘my tummy hurts,’” says Barbara. “Knowing they are hungry, and I can’t afford to feed them, makes me cry every day.” Are you hungry? Have you eaten today? According to food banks Canada, 918,000 Canadians go hungry every summer. When the last school bell rings and summer begins, hundreds of children  […]

How Summer Camp Helped to Ease the Pain of Grief

Posted on 28th June 2016, by Ontario Communications
The summer of 2015 was life-altering for 18-year-old Cassie Barrett. While working at camp, she learned of her mom’s passing. “Mom’s death was so hard and upsetting,” says Cassie. “She’d had cancer before and got better. She was only 44.” Cassie’s camping experiences began at age 10 when she attended a Salvation Army music camp.  […]

Helping Syrian Newcomers One Family at a Time

Posted on 9th June 2016, by Ontario Communications
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  […]

Circle of Hope 2016

Posted on 31st May 2016, by Ontario Communications
The Circle of Hope is an annual event recognizing those who have remembered The Salvation Army in their personal estate planning. Their future gifts and ongoing commitment to the Army allows us to continue our legacy of giving hope. On Thursday May 26th, 2016, Circle of Hope members in the Greater Toronto Area gathered at  […]