What would our communities look like without volunteers? Needs might go unmet. Programs might not thrive. Services wouldn’t expand. Every day, five days a week, Terry drives people to and from medical appointments such as dialysis treatments, blood labs, cancer clinics and mental health support. He says volunteering makes him feel productive and he’s made  […]

Every Monday night, Candace Neumann serves up food to some of society’s most vulnerable people at The Salvation Army’s hot meal program in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Candace is just one of 140,000 volunteers who help The Salvation Army.   During National Volunteer Week, from April 10 to 16, we want to take time to celebrate  […]

Imagine facing homelessness and having no place to stay. Not having a place to call home is one of the most stressful and scary experiences that can happen to anyone. “Just like that, I was evicted,” says Shella, 55. “I felt like I’d hit a brick wall at full speed. Losing my home was one  […]

“The Salvation Army has meant all the difference between being homeless and possibly dead because I was very suicidal,” states Shelley, a recovering alcoholic and women’s residential services client. Shelley was a successful administrative assistant but she was drinking too much. First she lost her job then she was evicted from her apartment when she  […]

AROUND the world on Easter morning, many Christians will gather for a sunrise service in which the proclamation will be made: ‘He is risen!’ What a glorious celebration Easter Sunday represents for each one of us! God, in raising Christ, has broken the power of sin and set us free. God, in raising Christ, has  […]

Every day, 5,000 children die from water-borne diseases before they reach their fifth birthday and one in 10 people worldwide live without clean water. World Water Day (March 22) is an opportunity to learn more about water-related issues, be inspired to tell others and take action to make a difference. Providing safe water to some  […]

When warmer weather approaches, many of us start thinking about spring cleaning. As you sort through your clothes and household items, we encourage you to donate to a Salvation Army Thrift Store near you.  The following are some of the ways your contributions will improve the lives of vulnerable children and families and protect the  […]

It’s March break and, in a north-end neighbourhood of Halifax characterized by poverty, drugs and violence,  The Salvation Army’s Open Arms Program is giving kids a safe place to hang out and opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise get. “Our camp is more than about food and fun experiences such as a trampoline park or the indoor  […]

On the first Monday of each month, Carolyn Jonsson, Manager for Adult Education at Community Services Calgary, heads to the wholesaler to do some grocery shopping. Carolyn isn’t shopping for herself or her own family, she is shopping for 30-50 people who have signed up for the 5 Loaves & 2 Fish program at the  […]