At the Portage la Prairie Salvation Army in Manitoba, community members meet monthly to big batch cook some of their favourite recipes and share them amongst a group. The meals are subsidized with items from the food bank and monetary donations and only cost participants $5 per family member. Everyone goes home with roughly five  […]

After 42 days, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) has wrapped up its latest Alberta wildfire response in Jasper and Hinton. During the six-week operation, EDS served meals to evacuees, firefighters, RCMP officers, and other first responders involved in the wildfire response. In total, 10,871 meals, 11,593 drinks, and 15,416 snacks were served over  […]

In early August, English Café and Living Hope Community Church members hopped on a bus to visit several sights in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. The bus stopped at the Steinbach Mennonite Heritage Village, featured a potluck lunch at Falcon Lake, and visited the Lake of the Woods Discovery Centre before ending at Anicinabe Park and  […]

It’s not every day a volunteer-run thrift store raises a Million dollars, let alone for charity. On this particular Tuesday, the Westlock Community Thrift Store and its volunteers were presented with a plaque for their massive achievement of raising $1 million for The Salvation Army over the past 40 years. This is very impressive for  […]

In this first-person account, Saskatoon Crossroads Residential Services chaplain Tyrone McKenzie shares how divine timing and the perseverance of kindness can win over even a hardened heart. Housing, shelter, and social services (including correctional and justice services and addiction services) are fundamental aspects of The Salvation Army’s mission. Click the links above to learn more. I  […]

Adam Walker has lived a life of hardship, trauma, and addiction. His story is the type that doesn’t always have a happy ending. However, Adam was determined to be one of the lucky ones when he entered the doors of The Salvation Army’s Addiction and Residential Centre (ARC) and began his first step to healing.  […]

The 2024 Supreme Group Salvation Army Golf Classic was a huge success, raising $266,350 for a Rapid Response Bunk House and Tow Vehicle for Emergency Disaster Services (EDS). The day started a little gloomy, with dark clouds hovering over the golf course. Golfers prepared for rain, but the sun came shining through in the afternoon.  […]

Since October of 2023, The Salvation Army in Winnipeg has added over 150 bed spaces for refugees and asylum seekers coming to the city. Upon recognizing that the shelter system was stretched to the limits, the Winnipeg Centre of Hope carved out space for 60 beds in the fall of 2023, followed by repurposing a  […]

The Salvation Army’s Edmonton Temple has launched two exciting new programs geared toward parents, caregivers, and their children – The Play Café and Toy Library. The Play Café runs every Thursday morning at Edmonton Temple from 10-12 p.m. Guardians with children six-years-old and under are welcome to drop in and enjoy tea or coffee while  […]

The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team expects to be busy this spring and summer. A dry winter can point to another hectic wildfire season. Last year, the City of Yellowknife faced a crisis that led to the evacuation of 20,000 people from their homes. In response, the EDS team stepped up, spending the  […]