Corporate Partnerships Making a Difference

Staff speaks with client at the Calgary Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre
by SalvationArmy.ca
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The Salvation Army acknowledges with gratitude the support of our faithful donors. We value our key partners including Walmart Canada, the Weston Family Foundation, the Rogers Foundation, Costco, Sobeys, and more. Their generosity helps to give us the tools we need to fulfil the work we’ve been doing in Canada since 1882.

Support from our partners comes in many forms. In 1906, the first Christmas kettle appeared on the streets of St. John’s, N.L. In 2022, our iconic red kettles were in more than 2,000 locations across Canada during the Christmas season, raising $21.8 million. We couldn’t do this without the help of our grocery and retail partners who invest in the communities where they do business, as all kettle donations stay local and support neighbours in need.

The Salvation Army benefits from gift-in-kind donations from our corporate partners. In 2022, we received contributions of food, clothing, gift cards and emergency supplies in aid of the work we do in over 400 communities across Canada. These donations play a vital role in our community and family services and emergency disaster services programs and are critical to the work we do to help vulnerable people.

Since our inception in Canada in 1882, the provision of food has played a central role in our work. In response to the current issue of food insecurity confronting many Canadians, in 2023, we will launch an ambitious three-year fundraising campaign which will support people facing hunger. We are incredibly grateful to all our donors, who recognize the importance of food and nutrition in our work with people at risk of food insecurity.

Note: The Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre in Calgary provides a wide range of programs and services including food hamper distribution, evening sports camps, grief share classes and family movie nights. Because of the generosity of the Weston Family Foundation, families are brought together for both vital services and fun activities which foster well-being and a strong sense of community.