Emily Arsenault gave out a late, but much appreciated Christmas gift on Tuesday. The Grade 4 École-sur-mer student from Summerside received some cash over the holidays, but decided she didn’t want to spend it on herself. Instead, she bought a cartful of groceries and donated it to The Salvation Army’s Food Bank. “I thought maybe  […]

Bernard Smith knows better than most what the Salvation Army means to those in need. Three months ago, the 44-year-old father of three had just left a homeless shelter in St. Catharines and moved into his own apartment. His children, two girls and a boy, live with their mother in Port Colborne and visit once  […]

Toronto, ON January 4, 2012 – This Christmas, donors across Canada helped support The Salvation Army’s efforts to reduce poverty nationwide by donating more than $20 million to the annual Kettle Campaign. Funds raised in the nearly 2,000 kettles in stores, on street corners and online will be used to support programs that help restore  […]

The man and woman are young, maybe in their early 20s. And though it’s wrong to assume anything about anyone based on how they look and what they wear, it’s hard not to conclude these two have faced more than a few obstacles along the way. When the woman catches sight of the red Salvation  […]

The Salvation Army in the Philippines is responding to the flash flooding that brought devastation to the island of Mindanao on Saturday, December 17. The floods hit just after midnight, catching many people sleeping. More than 1,000 people are known to have died in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. It is currently estimated that  […]

With Christmas a few short days away, The Salvation Army is calling on Canadians to help “fill the kettles” on street corners, store fronts and online as fundraising is still $6 million short of the $19 million goal. To date, The Salvation Army has collected $13 million in the nearly 2,000 kettles across the country,  […]

Mayor Rob Ford on behalf of Toronto City Council has proclaimed December 19-26, 2011 as “Salvation Army Week” in the City of Toronto. Mayor Rob Ford encourages everyone to support The Salvation Army this holiday season. “The holiday season is an important time for the Salvation Army as its annual Christmas Kettle campaign gets underway  […]

In November, Commissioner Brian Peddle, Territorial Commander for The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory was officially welcomed to Canada by the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada. During the meeting, which took place at the Prime Minister’s Hill office, Prime Minister Harper thanked The Salvation Army for its work in communities across  […]

TORONTO – Today, nine-year-old Carson Stanley from Waubaushene, Ontario will be granted his Christmas wish to help feed those in need with the help from Subway Restaurants and The Salvation Army. Carson along with his family and 26 grade 11 students from St. Joan of Arc High School in Maple will be handing out Subway  […]

About 1,000 people shared in Christmas dinner Wednesday at the Salvation Army’s Booth Centre in Winnipeg. They dined on 500 pounds of potatoes, 400 pounds of ham, 49 turkeys, boat loads of gravy, cranberries and stuffing, and 240 cream pies. Read more