{"id":8204,"date":"2023-06-01T19:10:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T19:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/the-salvation-army-relief-efforts\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:21:33","slug":"the-salvation-army-relief-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2023\/06\/the-salvation-army-relief-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Hope: The Salvation Army&#8217;s Wildfire Relief Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">The Salvation Army&#8217;s relief efforts continue as wildfires blaze across the province. Emergency Disaster Services volunteers have boots on the ground in Halifax and Shelburne county offering food and emotional and spiritual care to first responders and families forces from their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">To give an idea of the scale involved, The Salvation Army fed over 200 people at the Canada Games Center on Wednesday. In addition to this, The Salvation Army is feeding over 100 firefighters and support staff per meal in Shelburne County as the courageous first responders continue battling the Barrington fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">&#8220;His face is imprinted on my mind.&#8221; Says one Salvation Army volunteer. &#8220;He was covered in soot and exhausted looking. I went to bed praying for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">A heartfelt thank you to the first responders on the front lines battling to ensure our safety. 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