“Renovations, thanks to generous donors, are underway at The Toronto Salvation Army Homestead, which serves women in Ontario who struggle with substance abuse. As we bring the facility into the 21st century we will serve a broader population of women and offer new services as we give women new hope for recovery,” says Executive Director,  […]

Donations to buy United Nations approved tents for earthquake survivors Toronto, ON February 16, 2010 – The Salvation Army has launched a new program to raise money for temporary housing in Haiti. Starting today, Canadians who visit one of the hundreds of participating Salvation Army Thrift Stores locations nationwide can donate funds at the cash-register  […]

Attention News/Assignment Editors: Media Advisory – Royale Equestrian Centre Hosts Haiti Relief Fundraiser “Heart for Haiti” to Raise Funds for The Salvation Army’s Haiti Relief Fund OTTAWA, Feb. 4 /CNW/ – The Royale Equestrian Centre will host “HEART FOR HAITI” on Saturday, February 13th in an effort to raise funds for The Salvation Army’s Haiti  […]

Attention News Editors: The Salvation Army Responds to Extreme Cold Alert in Toronto TORONTO, Jan. 28 /CNW/ – In response to the Extreme Cold Weather Alert issued by the City of Toronto The Salvation Army has opened an additional 40 emergency shelter beds in the downtown core. The following facilities have opened extra beds: The  […]

Attention News Editors: Second Flight of Evacuees and Children for Adoption Arrives in Canada OTTAWA, Jan. 27 /CNW/ – Salvation Army Emergency and Disaster Services staff were on hand for the second time this week to welcome Haitian evacuees and children bound for adoption by Canadian families upon their arrival at Ottawa International Airport. The  […]

Toronto, ON January 27, 2010 – The United Nations has designated The Salvation Army as the “lead agency” responsible for the care of 20,000 people made homeless by the earthquake in Haiti. Survivors have erected tents at both a soccer stadium and another plaza adjacent to The Salvation Army’s main compound at Delmas 2 in  […]

March 2, 2010 The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre Foundation Board of Trustees has decided to close the Foundation and centralize the funds and fundraising operations within the hospital’s existing administrative operations effective March 2, 2010. “Accountability and integrity are the hallmarks of Salvation Army ministry” says, Captain John Murray, Foundation Chair. “We believe  […]

Attention News Editors: Salvation Army Assists Haitian Evacuees Upon Arrival in Canada OTTAWA, Jan. 24 /CNW/ – Salvation Army Emergency and Disaster Services staff were on hand early Sunday morning to assist Haitian evacuees upon their arrival at Ottawa International Airport. The Air Canada aircraft carrying approximately 24 orphans ranging in age from 11 months  […]

In the second most dangerous, and one of the poorest areas in Port-au-Prince, survivors are flooding into Salvation Army facilities, also known as compounds, for food, water, shelter and medical aid. The Salvation Army has had a presence in Haiti since 1950 and its 700 personnel, who were affected by the earthquake, are now working  […]