On Friday, May 10th The Salvation Army in Edmonton served up delicious homemade soup in Sir Winston Churchill Square to raise awareness of what The Salvation Army is doing to combat hunger in this city. Recent studies indicate that over 900,000 Canadians visit a food bank each month and we believe no one should have to  […]

The Salvation Army is always grateful to receive support from local businesses, and recently, Total Skincare Centre in Calgary generously donated $1,000 to join the fight against poverty and homelessness. “My dad was a big supporter of The Salvation Army,” explains Dr. John Arlette. “This is part of Total Skincare Care’s social commitment, we want  […]

As families all across Alberta celebrated Family Day on Monday, February 18, over 500 hundred of Calgary’s homeless and less fortunate came together as a family and enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner at The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope. It was the hard work and countless volunteer hours that made the eighth annual Family Day  […]

The Salvation Army in Edmonton would like to extend a huge thank-you to all of our Kettle volunteers who helped us raise funds for Community & Family Services over the Christmas season. In total, 375 volunteers logged in 4400 hours manning Kettles around the city, Devon and Sherwood Park in 42 locations! These amazing volunteers are  […]

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) has been a sponsor of Toy Mountain for several years, bringing smiles to the faces of many boys and girls. This year they built a gigantic mountain of toys inside their headquarters in Calgary’s North East, which took a large crowd of helpers from CPS, Encana and Lite FM, to  […]

Major Roy Langer, Divisional Director of Emergency & Disaster Services for Alberta & Northern Territories, was presented with a Medal of Honour from the town of Slave Lake by Mayor Karina Pillay-Kinnee on Decemebr 18, 2012, after being nominated by the R.C.M.P. for his efforts and services after the devestating wildfire that swept through the town on May 15,  […]

The TOYS “R” US store in Calgary’s northwest was buzzing with excitement as the players of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team hit the floor running to collect toys for The Salvation Army Christmas Program. A big-hearted donation from NIKE, totaling $10,000, made it possible to for the young hockey stars to fill many shopping carts  […]

Hundreds of Calgary children will have a special gift to open on Christmas morning due to the generous donations made by Canada Post employees from depots across the city. Canada Post has participated in The Salvation Army’s Angel Giving Tree Tag Program for a number of years. The program helps families who are struggling to  […]

Each year over 1.8 million Canadians turn to The Salvation Army for help. Some people may have just lost their job, others have suffered a catastrophic illness, or for many they live with an addiction or chronic mental health issue. For a number of years, AGAT Laboratories has been partnering with The Salvation Army to  […]

650 men, women and children in Edmonton received a hot turkey dinner with all the trimmings at the Annual Christmas Community Dinner on December 5, 2012. Each year Executive Director, Capt. Mark Stanley, and staff from the Addictions & Residential Centre (ARC) put on the dinner for anyone who would like to attend, and to  […]