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At a Crossroads: Finding Hope in Saskatoon
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. Photo…
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Creating Safe Havens: The Salvation Army’s Lifeline for Refugees in Winnipeg
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…
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Busting Myths About Homelessness Part 1
In early March, CBC Manitoba Information Radio spent the morning broadcasting live from The Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope. Host Marcy Markusa and producer Cory Funk talked with clients and staff to get a sense of the reality of shelter life and uncover and dispel commonly held myths about the people who rely on…
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Jeri’s Story of Hope
Your donation gives places like The Center of Hope in Winnipeg the ability to provide a warm place to sleep, showers, laundry, and access to other supports for unsheltered people. Jeri was diagnosed with a mental illness in his teens and received short-term care at The Centre of Hope which housed a crisis stabilization unit.…
