Luza, her husband Edison, and their son are newcomers to Canada, and have found community at The Salvation Army's Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre in Calgary.

Thanks to The Winnipeg Foundation, children ages seven to 12 are learning how to plan, prepare and cook healthy food at The Salvation Army's Barbara Mitchell Family Centre (BMFRC) in the Alpine Place neighbourhood of Winnipeg. T.A.S.K. (Together After School for Kids) is a no-cost healthy food program offered to girls and boys, with a focus on having fun while learning the importance  […]

Edmonton’s 2016 Harvest Brunch & Auction had it all: the concert debut of a pianist with only a few weeks of lessons, a choir performance, a painting produced in real time, as well as the unique and distinctly unusual items for auction. It was all to support a new program for The Salvation Army’s Castledowns Corps,  […]

One breakfast at a time, The Salvation Army is making sure elementary students are getting the best possible start to their day. "Feed My Lambs" is a new school breakfast program in St. Albert, a small city northwest of Edmonton, for any children who missed out on breakfast. The breakfast bags are delivered to 14 elementary schools from  […]

With the chill of winter now in the air, Salvation Army shelters across the Alberta & Northern Territories Division are preparing for increased demand for their beds. “As the outdoor temperatures go down, the need and demand for shelter beds goes up,” says Captain Mark Stanley, Divisional Secretary for Public Relations & Development. “In the  […]

Often when times are tough, we see the best come out in our communities and Grande Prairie, Alberta is no exception. This September marked the 20th anniversary of local Rotary clubs holding a large-scale food drive for The Salvation Army, and the community support was tremendous. The official kick-off on September 8 saw 32 local  […]

Mylene, Director of Residential Services, shares some of the complexities of homelessness and a few facts about those we help that you might find surprising.

On August 25, The Salvation Army in Medicine Hat celebrated the Community Resource Centre’s (CRC) move into a new and expanded space located at 476 – 4 Street SE. The new space will allow more room for programs and extended operating hours. “People can drop by for a cup of coffee, access our Family Services,  […]

August 20 & 21 was a weekend of celebration with The Salvation Army marking its 30th anniversary of ministry in and around St. Albert with a pancake breakfast and BBQ as well as the end of a successful day camp program. From humble beginnings in the basement of one of the founding families has arisen  […]

At any other community centre or indoor skating rink, replacement of the resident scoreboard probably isn’t anything more than business as usual; a mostly unnoticed facility upgrade done to keep the status quo of day-to-day operations. At The Salvation Army’s Weetamah location in Winnipeg, it was about saving lives. “It’s the hot summer nights and  […]