La littératie financière, c’est posséder les compétences nécessaires pour prendre de bonnes décisions en matière de gestion des finances. Savoir tenir un budget peut faire toute la différence pour les personnes et les familles à faible revenu. « S’informer, c’est se donner du pouvoir », explique Kenton Davis, responsable des services sociaux au centre d’hébergement  […]

Financial literacy is having the skills to make good decisions concerning money management. Possessing the knowledge to make smart financial choices is life-changing for low-income individuals and families.  “Information is power,” says Kenton Davis, Casework Manager for The Salvation Army’s Peel Family Shelter in Mississauga, Ont. “Our financial workshops help people get back on their feet  […]

From July 10 to 26, The Salvation Army will work alongside More Than Gold 2015, a not-for-profit initiative, to provide hydration and hospitality to Pan Am Games ticket holders and commuters. “Besides giving out water for free, we are setting up refreshment stands, offering face-painting for kids and providing big screen TV viewings for people  […]

Chris Noel, 23, is in his eighth summer of working at a Salvation Army camp.  “I went to a Salvation Army music camp near Belleville, Ont., from ages 10-14,” says Chris. “I would always watch the maintenance crew on the ATV. My dream wasn’t to work as maintenance, but to drive the ATV because it  […]

This is the story of a generous woman, bright lights and her legacy.  Betty Bonnington (née Rogers) was born in rural Saskatchewan in 1927.  She moved to Toronto in 1952 to live near her future husband, Ken Bonnington.  Soon afterward, Betty and Ken married and in 1957 moved to West Vancouver, British Columbia.  Ken’s job  […]

As of Wednesday, July 1, there are 110 active wildfires burning in Saskatchewan. Smoky conditions continue to make fire suppression efforts difficult, forcing more than 4,000 people to evacuate several northern communities. In response to the extreme and persisting wildfires, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Personnel are on hand providing: food services to 570 evacuees  […]

On Canada Day, I celebrate freedom—peace. But adjusting to this new life was overwhelming. I’ll never forget the day my family and I landed as immigrants in Canada. It was Christmas 2005 when my husband, three children and I got off a plane in Winnipeg. We left Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, in search of a better  […]

Le jour de la Fête du Canada, je célèbre la liberté et la paix. Cependant, l’acclimatation a été extrêmement difficile. Je n’oublierai jamais le jour où ma famille et moi sommes arrivés au Canada. En 2005, le jour de Noël, mon mari, nos trois enfants et moi sommes descendus de l’avion à Winnipeg. Nous avions  […]

From July 1-5, 2015, more than 15,000 (1,000 from Canada) Salvation Army members and friends will unite in London, UK, at the Boundless Congress, to celebrate 150 years of bringing help and hope to the world’s most vulnerable. The Salvation Army began its work in 1865 when William Booth, a London minister, abandoned the conventional  […]

Toronto ON, June 25, 2015 – Summer is here and Salvation Army camps are gearing up to provide vulnerable children with the time of their life. “Salvation Army camps provide financially accessible camping opportunities to families in need,” says Captain Rick Zelinsky, Executive Director of The Salvation Army’s Ontario Camping Ministries. “Campers often come from  […]