Zara arrived at The Salvation Army’s Florence Booth House in 2022, but her story of resilience, strength and commitment to a better life began years earlier. As a woman living in Iran, Zara was persecuted and prevented from working or pursuing higher education. Fleeing the troubles in her homeland, she sought refuge first in Turkey,  […]

There was a point in Raymond’s life when things didn’t fall into place for him. He was fighting personal battles that led him to addiction. He experienced homelessness for a couple of years before coming to The Salvation Army in Fort McMurray, Alta., where they helped him get his life back on track. “Life was  […]

A few months ago, Nicole (not her real name) from Truro, N.S., lived in an unbearable situation. She dealt with daily domestic abuse, which affected her physically and mentally. To escape her reality, she turned to The Salvation Army, an organization that helped her family for generations. “Some days, the violence and abuse were just  […]