After more than a year of preparation, the Salvation Army has opened a new counselling clinic to assist those trying to overcome addictions. Fireside Addiction Services will provide an intensive six-week addiction treatment program featuring both group and individual therapy. In the evenings, it will provide family support and ongoing meetings to alumni of the  […]

Hot meals are being delivered in west Niagara two nights a week with the possibility of adding more. The Salvation Army has taken the lead on an initiative to curb homelessness in Niagara and one of the first steps is a mobile outreach. The kitchen-on-wheels started delivering hot meals last year in Beamsville, through a  […]

The services and sacrifices made by The Salvation Army during combat meant a great deal to the troops overseas. Salvation Army workers risked their own lives, in churned-up battlefields, to cook and provide comfort. “The Canadian Medical Officer asked the young wounded soldier, ‘Are you in much pain?’ “By the size of the gaping wound  […]

Collingwood – It’s dusty and cold right now, but in a couple of weeks, it will be a storehouse of Christmas dreams — and hope. Last week, local developer Larry Dunn handed over the keys for 10,000 square feet of warehouse space to Capt. Mark Crabb of The Salvation Army. The space will be used  […]

With the demand for services on the rise in Toronto’s Central York Region, The Salvation Army Northridge Community Church broke ground on September 22 for a new, larger facility that will accommodate the community’s growing needs. As one of the largest social service agencies in the region, The Salvation Army assists thousands of people each  […]

Turkana, in North West Kenya, remains the major focal point for The Salvation Army Kenya West Territory’s drought response activities. Short-term relief programs are being delivered for struggling communities suffering the direct effects of the drought. A Salvation Army International Emergency Services (IES) team has been working in the area for a month. The situation  […]

Nearly 700 students started the school year in newly repaired Salvation Army school buildings. The Haiti Recovery and Development School Renovation and Construction team worked hard during the summer months to start, and finish, repairs on four of six priority schools scheduled for improvements in 2011. Not only were project manager David White and assistant  […]

More assistance for more people in the developing world—that’s what a new five-year funding agreement for $125 million from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) means for Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Salvation Army has been a member of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank since 1996. The new agreement, which was announced October 26 in Ottawa by  […]

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  […]

At six months of age he was left abandoned in a dirty, dark, smelly room by his alcoholic, abusive parents. As a result, for decades he never felt accepted—only tolerated. Now 70, Murray Bevan, with the help of The Salvation Army, is finding ways to embrace and give hope to elderly members of society who,  […]