The Brazilian Government’s Civil Defense Authority (CDA) has asked The Salvation Army to provide emergency relief to the victims of the floods and mudslides that have killed more than 500 people in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The disaster is the worst of its type in Brazil’s history. Salvationists and volunteers will provide physical,  […]

As the cholera death toll in Haiti approaches 3,500 people The Salvation Army continues to provide treatment to those who have been infected and prevention support to the wider community. Antibiotics, soap, bleach and oral rehydration supplies are essential in the fight against cholera. Soap is provided weekly to more than 2,000 College Verena students  […]

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F921yCFHiuM On January 12, 2010, the nation of Haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake. More than 700 Salvation Army personnel from Haiti, themselves victims, quickly mobilized to distribute food, water, medical supplies and shelter to thousands of people affected.

Floods in northeastern Australia are covering an area larger than the state of Texas, stranding more than 200,000 people. Salvation Army emergency services personnel from the Australia Eastern Territory, who are also in some circumstances themselves victims of the floods, are working around the clock to help tens of thousands of people. Expectations are that  […]

The Salvation Army is taking steps to protect people from the cholera epidemic in Haiti that so far has led to 2,000 people losing their lives. Clinics and hospitals throughout Haiti report people with the disease needing treatment. The Salvation Army’s Bethel Clinic in Fond-des-Negres set up a quarantine area for infected patients and additional  […]

The Salvation Army across the Caribbean is responding to damage caused by Tropical Storm Tomas. Some countries – including Haiti – have been left relatively unscathed, but others are dealing with the aftermath of the worst storm for many years.

In Barbados the government – through the Ministry of Agriculture – officially wrote to The Salvation  […]

The Salvation Army clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, led by Dr Danielle Prosper, is preparing to treat a possible influx of cholera patients. In recent weeks Haiti has experienced a rise in the number of people contracting cholera. It is primarily spread through contact with dirty water. The clinic is surrounded by an Internally Displaced Persons  […]

The Salvation Army is pleased to announce specific strategies in regards to disbursing funds donated to victims of Hurricane Igor.

TORONTO, Sept. 24 /CNW/ – Just before 5:00pm a six-alarm blaze broke out on the 24th floor in a highrise on Wellesley Street and quickly spread to adjacent floors. The Salvation Army arrived on scene within an hour to provide nutrition and hydration relief to first responders and evacuees. Mr. Jeff Noel, of The Salvation  […]