Salvation Army Continues to Assist Residents of Slave Lake

Posted on 27th May 2011, by Salvation Army
Residents of Slave Lake, Alberta, received the green light today to return to their homes, nearly two weeks after a wildfire left more than 400 residents and businesses in ruins. Salvation Army personnel have been assisting operations with meals for volunteers, emotional and spiritual care, and delivering cleaning kits to each home in preparation for  […]
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Salvation Army Responds to Central U.S. Tornadoes

Posted on 25th May 2011, by Salvation Army
The Salvation Army in the U.S. is responding to tornadoes that brought devastation across the country’s central states. Communities in Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin were particularly badly hit. Residents of Joplin, Missouri, are recovering from a tornado that hit on Sunday May 22, killing at least 122 people. A further 750 people were injured  […]
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Composition of Canada’s Homeless Population

Posted on 25th May 2011, by Salvation Army
Aboriginal Awareness Week, first introduced in 1992, is held on the four days that follow the Victoria Day long weekend and is a week to honour the many Aboriginal cultures in Canada. Yet, while Canada celebrates the Aboriginal community and continues to learn about and understand its culture and history, reports continue to surface revealing  […]
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Canadians have spoken and they have something to say about homelessness in Canada. A report released today by The Salvation Army provides a unique look into how Canadians feel about the more than 150,000 homeless living on the streets in cities across the country. The report, “Canada Speaks,” is a part of The Salvation Army’s  […]
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Salvation Army Assists Tornado Victims in Joplin and Beyond

Posted on 24th May 2011, by Salvation Army
The Joplin, Missouri, tornado, that flattened a third of the city on May 22, was the deadliest single twister in the U.S. in nearly 60 years. The Salvation Army is currently conducting mass feeding efforts in Joplin. At this time, in-kind donations are not being accepted as financial donations better allow disaster responders to immediately  […]
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Over a four-week period, Salvation Army Thrift Stores in Western Canada held a fundraising ‘Send a Kid to Camp,’ campaign. From April 14 to May 14 donations were collected at participating stores and, through the public’s generosity, 101 kids will get to camp this summer who would normally not have this opportunity. Each year Salvation  […]
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Support from Across Spain Boosts Salvation Army Earthquake Response

Posted on 18th May 2011, by Salvation Army
The Salvation Army in Spain has stepped up its response to the earthquake that caused widespread destruction to the town of Lorca, Murcia. Lieutenant Luigi Muedas (corps officer, Alicante) was in the first team to reach Lorca. He says: ‘The city looked like there had been a war; there were fallen walls, military and firefighters  […]
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BioPed Dignity Day

Posted on 17th May 2011, by Salvation Army
On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, BioPed closed its clinic doors, dispersing clinicians and staff to chosen Salvation Army shelters nationwide to distribute footwear and conduct routine foot assessments and foot-related education for those individuals who do not necessarily have access to adequate footcare and footwear. For many of us, footwear is synonymous with fashion. For  […]
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Dignity Speaks Re-cap

Posted on 17th May 2011, by Salvation Army
On May 15, Catriona Le May Doan, a Canadian speed skater and Olympic champion, drove home her support of The Salvation Army’s Dignity Project and the importance of respecting the rights of those who’ve met hard times at Toronto’s Dignity Speaks event. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siu7YWVAW8M As an athlete she knows first-hand the gravity of preserving a sense  […]
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