GIVE AN UNFORGETTABLE CAMP EXPERIENCE TO AN AT-RISK CHILD THIS SUMMER
As school lets out for the summer, more than eight hundred BC children will look forward to visiting a Salvation Army camp. The Salvation Army is asking donors to adopt a camper or a cabin and help our most vulnerable children face the summer with optimism and excitement. Click here to read more.
SALVATION ARMY RELIEF & ASSESSMENT TEAMS HEAD TO EARTHQUAKE AFFECTED CHINA
In response to the strongest earthquake to hit China in more than three decades, a Salvation Army Relief and Assessment Team from Hong Kong is in the Sichuan Province to offer immediate relief and evaluate what long-term assistance The Salvation Army can provide. Donors offering financial help may be matched dollar for dollar by the Canadian government. Click here to read more.
GREATER VANCOUVER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, PETER LEGGE AWARED ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Salvation Army is honoured to congratulate Mr. Peter Legge for receiving the Order of British Columbia for his service to this Province. The founder of Canada Wide Media Limited has served on The Salvation Army Greater Vancouver Advisory Board for the past five years. Click here to read more.
GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS CONCERNS SALVATION ARMY SHELTER: Nando's Flame Grilled Chicken and The Beat 94.5 Feed Homeless In Downtown Eastside To Give "A Summer Without Hunger"
As a global food crisis drives up the price of rice and wheat, The Salvation Army Harbour Light Chef Noel Buenavides responds to a shortage in bread and an increase in the cost of meat. The Cordova Street Harbour Light shelter is a front line meal provider which relies on donations of bread and other food items from corporate supporters. Click here to read more.
MEET SALLY ANN
She's fresh, she's fun and she's coming to an event near you. Don't miss your chance to meet Sally Ann. Her interests include skipping, dancing in parades and helping other people. Click here to read more.
HOUSING FOR LANGLEY HOMELESS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
A new $14.1-million development that will provide 55 beds for homeless people officially broke ground in Langley. The Gateway of Hope is a partnership between the Province, city, township and The Salvation Army. Click here to read more.
SPA UTOPIA ADOPTS THE SALVATION ARMY AS CHARITY OF CHOICE
The luxury spa and salon recently invited The Salvation Army to join the Utopia foundation program benefiting four charity partners including BC Children's Hospital, The Heart & Stroke Foundation, BC Women's Hospital and The Salvation Army. Click here to read more.
A FRIEND IN SERVICE
Marlene Swift remembers childhood as a dismal time of alcoholism, abuse and tears. After marrying at the age of fifteen, Marlene endured years of personal drug and alcohol abuse and multiple violent relationships. In 1993 Marlene, a first nation's woman, decided to turn her life around. Click here to read more.
DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE FOOT CLINIC HELPS HOMELESS PUT BEST FOOT FORWARD
The Salvation Army Harbourlight and the Rotary Club of Vancouver Quadra and a co-operative of caring companies have joined together to provide free podiatry care to the street community on Saturday, June 7th at the Anchor of Hope Care & Share Center located at 136 E. Cordova Street. Click here to read more.