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  […]

  For 12 holiday seasons, Ed Manmohan has faithfully stood by a Salvation Army kettle smiling and greeting anyone who passes by. As a bell ringer for The Salvation Army Mississauga Community Church Ed says he spends 80 hours annually volunteering at the Christmas Kettles. Each of those hours is a chance to bring hope  […]

For Deana, the view from the receiving side of the food bank counter is a lifeline. Since 2019, she has been visiting The Salvation Army’s location in west Mississauga, relying on groceries to get over the monthly gap in her household’s food supply. Alongside her common-law husband, Jonathan, Deana started to receive more than just  […]

Carol and Louis Cincelli shine as beacons of hope in their local community with every moment they volunteer their time to support the most vulnerable. Drawn by a sense of belonging following retirement, it was Carol’s time assisting with her church’s administration that sparked a desire to give back eight years ago, and soon after  […]

Sally treasures a Christmas season made brighter thanks to The Salvation Army Mississauga Community Church and the CTV Toy Mountain campaign because her four children wake up to discover gifts under the tree on Christmas morning. As a pharmacy assistant earning minimum wage, Sally says there is not much left at the end of the  […]

High Liner Foods staff went above and beyond recently to ensure Mississauga families are kept fed with healthy and nutritious meals. Employee volunteers from the frozen seafood company’s Mississauga office prepared, packaged, and delivered 540 bagged sandwich lunches to The Salvation Army Mississauga Community Church’s three locations to feed families and individuals in need. “Thank  […]

The Salvation Army Mississauga Community Church is on the road with Church on Wheels! Funded with a Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory Innovation Grant, Church on Wheels is a mobile canteen vehicle which is also bringing the word of God to residents of Mississauga. “Church on Wheels will help us fulfill the mission of  […]