Children in the Huntsville area continue to have full lunch boxes and stomachs thanks to The Salvation Army Huntsville Community Church. The Healthy Lunch Box program started up in September 2022 with a $13,000 Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters Innovation Grant to supplement lunches with nutritious snacks for students who may not have enough food at  […]

May 7 to 13, 2023 is Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada and The Salvation Army in Ontario encourages residents to be ready for disasters in the province. Ontario’s Salvation Army EDS volunteers are trained and prepared on how to best respond to adversity, in the same way The Salvation Army assists anyone facing homelessness, food  […]

What was once a bunch of weeds and overgrown bushes is now a quiet and serene prayer and meditation garden at The Salvation Army Burlington Community Church. The meditation garden is a community space for anyone to stop by and take time to relax, rejuvenate, and reflect. “It amazes me how many people are using  […]

A free meal brings Sir Wilfred Laurier Secondary School students to The Salvation Army London Westminster Park Community Church, but it is the safe environment that keeps them coming back. Every third Tuesday of the month, to ensure food security, Westminster Park opens its doors at lunch to serve 80-100 students from the high school  […]

Volunteers with Ontario’s Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) put their training to the test, learning how to bring compassionate care to those affected by a traumatic, life-changing event. More than 35 Salvation Army volunteers from across the province took part in ‘Woodstock Wind,’ a simulated disaster exercise at Southside Park in Woodstock, practicing response  […]

For more than a year, Mobilizing Meals has been on the road bringing meals and emotional and spiritual support to vulnerable individuals in St. Thomas. The Salvation Army St. Thomas Citadel program runs two nights a week, with people who are homeless supported on Mondays and those unable to leave their homes being visited on  […]

A dedicated, mission focused group of 20 Salvation Army Ontario Division volunteers spent two inspiring weeks on a mission trip in Kingston, Jamaica, to help renovate and repair The Salvation Army’s Evangeline Residence for Women and The Salvation Army’s School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Mission Jamaica 2023 comprised of a team of officers,  […]

Throughout Ontario this spring, Salvation Army Ministry Units are holding Brave events to empower young women and instill them with confidence, dignity, and self-worth. Individual Brave events, organized by The Salvation Army’s Women’s Ministries, will run between late March and early June at Salvation Army Ministry Units across the province. Brave is a fully inclusive  […]

By: Major Eric Bond As a very young child, I remember rising early in the morning and gingerly making my way down the stairs to our kitchen.  There my father pointed out something that looked like fur that had been strewn on the floor. He pronounced that he almost caught the Easter bunny but it  […]

What a spirit-filled weekend! OCE Division held its first Transformissional Leadership Development Weekend this past April 5-7, 2019. It was an inspiring and encouraging weekend! We had delegates from all across our division! Some of whom were Corps Officers, volunteers, lay leaders from Ministry Units or lay employees of The Salvation Army. The weekend had  […]