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Why Innovative Partnerships Are So Important to The Salvation Army
Without the support of local individuals and organizations, The Salvation Army would be unable to give hope to those in need. That is why being an innovative partner is so important to The Salvation Army. It allows us to find and work with organizations as invested in in our communities as we are, and together…
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How The Salvation Army is Keeping the Community Connected with Encounter Cafés
It’s no secret that the exponential growth of the internet and the aftereffects of COVID-19 have damaged society’s “third places”— physical location other than work or home where people can connect with others. Cafés and community centres are examples of third places, but in a world where it’s easier to post your thoughts to strangers…
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When Christmas Is not a Happy Time
For some people, Christmas isn’t always the ‘Most Wonderful Time of the Year.’ Alysse, 34, recalls the times she couldn’t afford to put gifts under the tree. But poverty wasn’t the only issue. Today, thanks to The Salvation Army’s New Choices program in Hamilton, Ont., and hard work and commitment from Alysse, she is in…
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Gifting Smiles This Christmas
Gifting Smiles This Christmas In 2015 when Cynthia, her husband and their four children first arrived in Canada, they were shocked at how much day-to-day living cost. From housing to essentials like food, she quickly discovered they would have a struggle ahead of them affording what they needed; yet she knew they made the right…
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This Salvation Army Volunteer Lost His Sight But Not His Will To Give
How many people wake up, open their eyes, and go about their day without ever giving thought to their ability to see? For Samir Aseme this is no longer the case. Fully blind for two-and-a-half years now, Samir, who is working with The Salvation Army for his second straight year, still finds himself struggling with…
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The Salvation Army Fights Back Against Period Poverty
Menstrual hygiene products are one of food banks’ most requested yet least donated items. To address this, The Salvation Army took part in Halifax Move 100’s Tampon Tuesday throughout September. Tampon Tuesday is a grassroots program focused on providing dignity to people by ensuring they have access to tampons and other hygiene products when needed.…
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The Salvation Army Taught Me to Love Myself
Childhood trauma, PTSD, or emotional and physical abuse are not always visible on the surface, but are often expressed through an individual’s behavior and, in some cases, are managed through coping mechanisms like drugs or alcohol. At The Salvation Army, those who struggle find a safe space to deal with their trauma, manage their addictions…
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The Salvation Army is Building Inspiring Partnerships with Indigenous Youth
Disaster services has occupied an essential space in the Maritimes since 1917, when the Halifax Explosion rocked the province of Nova Scotia. The disaster stands as the origin of The Salvation Army’s involvement in disaster and crises relief, and it is a legacy and responsibility the Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) in the Maritimes seeks to…
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The Salvation Army Fights Period Poverty in Fredericton, NB
For the entire month of May, The Salvation Army Fredericton Community Church partnered with Fredericton’s Move 106.9 and the Regent Mall to help fight period poverty in their city through a Tampon Tuesday campaign. Tampon Tuesday is a grassroots program about dignity and works with community partners to collect menstrual hygiene products for those in…
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The Salvation Army Grace Scholarship
