On Saturday, October 22nd, for the third year in a row, The Salvation Army Recycling Terminal in Oakville helped to facilitate the preparation of transitional housing kits for clients at Gateway Men’s Shelter in downtown Toronto. A team of 20 people, including Salvation Army NRO employees Derek Gamelin and Bill May along with volunteers and  […]

The Salvation Army’s Kenya East Territory has begun a three-month famine relief program in Isiolo District, at a cost of 13.5 million Kenyan shillings (US$136,000). The territory is partnering with The Salvation Army’s International Emergency Services to provide assistance. In the first phase of the exercise 5,000 people were given enough food to last a  […]

For the second year in a row, Salvation Army Thrift Stores in Canada will collect non-perishable food to help support local food banks. The Open Your Hearts & Your Cupboards campaign official kicks-off on October 24th and will run through to December 31st. Collection bins will be positioned at 110 Thrift Stores across Canada ready  […]

Thanksgiving may be over but it was well and alive at The Salvation Army on Sunday. About 600 people waited in line outside the Jarvis St. Harbour Light Ministries location to receive a hot turkey dinner served by members of the Toronto Argonauts. “This is the 14th year that we’re privileged to have the Argos  […]

The Salvation Army’s International Emergency Services team arrived in Uganda on September 10 to assist with drought relief efforts. Major Rick Shirran, Canadian officer/pastor and Finance Officer for the team reports: • Five of nine monthly food distributions have been completed • Suppliers of maize flower and beans are men of integrity, supplying The Salvation  […]

B.C. The Salvation Army is dishing out Thanksgiving dinners for Metrotown’s hungry and homeless. “We’re going to have an emergency disaster truck, so a kitchen on wheels, many volunteers from the community and a full turkey dinner and dessert,” said Capt. Paul Trickett. Every Monday, the Salvation Army hands out soup and sandwiches at two  […]

With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, The Salvation Army’s third annual food services report, “Restocking the Shelves 2011”, indicates that serious needs continue to exist in communities nationwide. While Canadians continue to struggle in a still fragile economy, some findings from the report are encouraging. And, for the first time since the survey  […]

Calgary -The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope has been open for 10 years, and the homeless shelter’s staff and clients marked the occasion by celebrating all those who have been helped. An estimated 30,000 clients have cycled through the shelter since 2001. “This place saved my life,” said Ali Bakhshizadeh, 47. “I was in bad  […]

The Salvation Army’s two Kenya territories are pushing on with their drought relief activities. Both territories continue to monitor the situation, constantly looking for relevant, innovative ways of responding to the drought crisis. The Kenya West Territory is concentrating its efforts on Turkana, a desert area in the north, where access to water is the  […]

TORONTO and YORK REGION – On Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 4:00pm, The Salvation Army of Central York Region will celebrate the ‘Hope for Others’ Ground Breaking Ceremony at 15338 Leslie Street, Aurora, to acknowledge the lead and pace setting gifts for the ‘Hope for Others’ Campaign. As one of the largest social service agencies  […]