{"id":7961,"date":"2021-04-13T15:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/salvation-army-launches-covid-relief-fund\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:22:19","slug":"salvation-army-launches-covid-relief-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2021\/04\/salvation-army-launches-covid-relief-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army Launches COVID Relief Fund to Help Low-Income Nova Scotians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/news\/release\/?id=20210412002\">Nova Scotia Government<\/a>, The Salvation Army has established a new <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">program to help low-income Nova Scotians who have been financially impacted by COVID-19 catch-up on their home heating and electrical bills called the Nova Scotia COVID Relief Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It will ultimately help Nova Scotians get back on their feet&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/covidrelief\/\">Nova Scotia COVID Relief (NSCR) Fund<\/a> is valued at $3.5 million and will provide one-time, on-bill credits of $400 to more than 8,000 households. Funding was provided by the provincial government from the Federal Safe Restart Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis funding, through the COVID Relief Fund, will assist thousands of individuals and families,\u201d says Major Wade Budgell, divisional commander. \u201cIt will ultimately help Nova Scotians get back on their feet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Salvation Army encourages all low-income Nova Scotians who have been financially impacted by the pandemic to <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/covidrelief\/\">apply<\/a>. 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