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New initiative provides families with food for weekends.
April 21, 2013 1 Comment
The Salvation Army Haven of Hope Ministries in Regina is partnering with The Mosaic Company to provide backpacks filled with nutritious food to at-risk elementary students through the Mosaic Backpack Feeding Program. The company contributed $50,000 to fund the program, covering the cost of backpacks, weekly food, transportation and dedicated staff. “This initiative provides children with food … [Read more...]
Cold Weather Response Program adds 15 beds to men’s emergency shelter.
February 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Salvation Army in Regina, in partnership with the United Way, worked to ensure that no man would be left out in the cold this winter. In February, the Army launched a Cold Weather Response Program, which temporarily increased the capacity at the Waterston Centre’s men’s emergency shelter by 15 beds every night. The service, which runs until April 30, provides shelter from 8 p.m. to 8 … [Read more...]
Lorne Tyacke believes that farming is “God’s work.”
October 3, 2012 by Kristin Fryer Leave a Comment
For Lorne Tyacke, farming is more than a vocation—it’s a way of life and a family tradition. His father also grew up on a farm, and when he returned to Canada after the Second World War, he bought his own patch of land near Melfort, Sask. Tyacke was born shortly after. Growing up on a farm then was a very different experience than today. “We had no running water and we didn’t … [Read more...]
For at-risk Saskatchewan teens, the Meadow Lake Salvation Army provides a needed refuge.
July 20, 2012 by Pamela Richardson Leave a Comment
It’s 3 a.m. on a spring night and the lights are on at the Salvation Army corps in Meadow Lake, Sask. Someone should probably notify the corps officers, but it’s OK, they already know. Youth ministry here can be a 24-hour job! Like many youth groups across the territory, the young people of Meadow Lake watch movies, go bowling, play floor hockey, air hockey and fooseball, hang out … [Read more...]
In making masks, youth learned how they are shaped by God
April 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
To ensure young Salvationists continue to serve the Lord and remain in the Army, the Prairie Division is helping teens develop a missional mindset. “Every summer we will hold an outreach camp,” explains Captain Corrine Cameron, area youth secretary, Saskatchewan. “Each fall we will also hold an evangelistic youth councils to combine the young people from teen camp with those who regularly … [Read more...]
Across the Canadian plains, The Salvation Army is strengthening communities through its prison ministries, family outreach and spiritual programming
April 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
Night Out at TIMS Three hours north of Saskatoon, Meadow Lake, Sask., is a city of 5,000 people, nearly half of whom are First Nations and Métis. Logging, agriculture and mining are prominent industries, and hunting, fishing and trapping are prevalent in the Meadow Lake provincial park and surrounding area. The corps in Meadow Lake has existed for 73 years, and it is The Salvation Army’s … [Read more...]
Cadet Kristen Gray reflects on her visit to Saskatoon’s Community Centre
September 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
As part of my summer assignment as a Salvation Army cadet, I spent one day a week at The Salvation Army’s Community Centre in Saskatoon,” says Cadet Kristen Gray, now in her second year at the College for Officer Training in Winnipeg. “The centre includes a men’s shelter, transitional housing, a variety of family services, a half-way house, serves up to 300 meals each day to the community … [Read more...]
Transformed lives and lasting friendships are reasons The Salvation Army is still in the camping business
August 4, 2009 by Captain Kim Walter 1 Comment
By the end of June, there is one thing that occupies the thoughts of parents and school-aged children alike: nine weeks of summer vacation! While children look forward to relief from schedules, tests and assignments, parents know that the excitement will soon be replaced with an ongoing search for something to do. Summer camps give young people the opportunity to participate in structured … [Read more...]
The Salvation Army’s Friday night drop-in program provides an oasis of safety and hope in Regina’s inner city
June 30, 2009 by Ken Ramstead 1 Comment
For many people in Regina, the end of the week means happy hour at a local pub. Now the talk is all about the Friday night drop-in program at The Salvation Army’s Haven of Hope Church. “I’ve seen so many lives changed,” says Captain Terri Wallace, community and family services officer. “People are looking at things differently. They’re connecting with God and the Bible. That’s why … [Read more...]
Saskatchewan program breaks the cycle one “john” at a time
April 9, 2009 by Ken Ramstead 3 Comments
Albert Brown, correctional coordinator for The Salvation Army in Saskatoon, doesn’t have the easiest job in the world. He runs a rehabilitation course for clients of prostitutes, also known as “johns.” “I have one day to help the men get past their denial,” says Brown, “and make them see the harm they are causing to prostitutes, their families, the community and … [Read more...]
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