On the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver a group stands tall to support the community they live and work in. Over the years, the Aquilini Group has been a great friend and partner of the Army, donating thousands to our Vancouver Harbour Light facility on east Cordova. They are also perennial sponsors of our Hope in  […]

“If you asked me two years ago if I thought I’d be alive now, I couldn’t imagine it,” says Phil, 45. “I had cocaine in my system and track marks from one end of my body to the other. I was so sick.” For 30 years Phil, a banker by trade, maintained a veneer of  […]

In 2019 The Salvation Army’s Christmas Campaign raised a total of $3.6 million across British Columbia. This will help us continue to feed, clothe and shelter individuals and families, while helping others escape violence and addiction. How it Was Done: The money raised this Christmas season is in no small part due to the tremendous  […]

This article originally appeared in The Salvationist on December 23, 2019   In Abbotsford, The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope offers a place of shelter and safety, not only for people without a home, but also their animals. Since becoming a “pet-friendly” shelter in October 2014, they’ve welcomed dogs, cats, rabbits, birds—even a lizard and  […]