With assistance from The Salvation Army, many vulnerable families like Andrea’s, will enjoy Christmas with toys, warm winter clothing and food for a family meal.

Imagine sleeping outside in sub-zero temperatures or moving from one temporary shelter to another. The Salvation Army Housing Response Team strives to help vulnerable people find, keep and live in affordable and permanent housing.

Join The Salvation Army and Running Room as we strive to end poverty in Canada. Register with your family and friends for the 2014 Santa Shuffle and help raise funds to make a difference in your community. Learn more at SantaShuffle.ca

No one wants to be homeless, but 30,000 Canadians are on the streets every night. The Salvation Army provides emergency shelter and strives to help vulnerable people find, keep and live in affordable and permanent housing.

At The Salvation Army’s Cedarbrae food bank, clients select the food they want, similar to shopping at a grocery store. This encourages self-esteem and reduces the stress and humiliation of asking for food.

Find out how one donor is empowering high-risk parents and their children.

Once single parent Pei Pei found out about The Salvation Army’s Bethany Hope Centre in Ottawa she not only began making friends but also joined the Parent Enterprise Program. She now learns business skills while her twin daughters attend the daycare also provided at the centre.

Jenessa, a single parent, is able to get back to learning at The Salvation Army’s Ottawa Bethany Hope Centre. She leaves her daughter with daycare provided downstairs at the centre while she does her independent learning courses upstairs.

Former drug and alcohol addict, Babe, is using The Salvation Army’s Anchorage program in Ottawa to heal so that he can help others who are still struggling with their addictions.

Salvation Army Sports Camps teach kids what it means to be part of a team, participate in sports, make new friends, learn new skills and have fun in a healthy, safe and caring Christian environment.