Tag: Hope Stories
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Hope and Help for a Sudden Caregiver
Michelle lived with few responsibilities until she was chosen to care for her two younger teenage siblings. This meant a huge change in a short amount of time. Finding it…
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Unique Program Sets War-affected Youth Up for Success in the Canadian Workforce
Each year, at The Salvation Army Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre in Winnipeg, at least 50 war-affected youth are realizing their dreams through LEEP (Life & Employability Enhancement Program) and…
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Literacy Program Helps Adults Overcome Setbacks in Life
Imagine being unable to complete sentences for a job application or even read a menu at a restaurant. To overcome significant setbacks in many lives, The Salvation Army’s adult literacy…
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Through the Border and Beyond
While the bombs rained over Kharkiv, a mother fled to her son, an officer/pastor in The Salvation Army in Warsaw. Millions of her Ukrainian countrymen are being forced to make…
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Born in the War, Newborn and Family Found Hope in Italy with Assistance from The Salvation Army
Kirill turned 21 days old the day he crossed the Ukrainian-Romanian border through Siret customs. He was born on March 2, in the northern region of Kyiv, Vyshorod, in a…
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Giving Back
The Salvation Army’s Pathway of Hope program provides intensive, personalized case management to individuals and families who have a desire to break the cycle of poverty. It is designed to…
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Journey into Darkness
Growing up, Lynsie’s parents struggled with alcoholism, which had a significant impact on her childhood. Emotionally neglected, her desperation to be liked and loved pushed her towards people and habits…
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Hope in the Time of Crisis
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR During the height of the pandemic, restaurants around the country had to close because they couldn’t operate safely. For the truck drivers who carry goods across Canada,…
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Back on Their Feet
A Saanich, B.C., woman who cares for her autistic teen nephew says she was greatly helped by The Salvation Army during a breaking point in her life. With no children…
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Moving to Canada Alone
When Mahmood arrived with his family of five in Canada in 2017, he hoped they could finally feel safe. Four years earlier, he had no choice but to leave Iraq,…
