Salvation Army volunteers such as Nina Halpern play an indispensable role.

Now free of substance use, having a place to call his own and working in the home-renovation industry while embracing faith to keep himself on track, 54-year-old Gerald Jorgensen has altered the course of his life with the help of The Salvation Army and is helping others who are homeless by handing out water, food and clothing.

For thousands of years, humans have been foretelling the end, the meltdown, the apocalypse. They’ve been making predictions like there’s no tomorrow.

Joan Daines journey to The Salvation Army started with income taxes. But from there, she went on a joyful journey through volunteering, then attending, until she made it official “It just feels like the right place for me. I love The Salvation Army. They’re my family.”

Debbie Rigetti was helped by The Salvation Army when she was young--and never forgot. Now, she is giving back by donating the proceeds from her popular relish to the Army. “Once a street kid myself, I can now help others,” says Debbie, “and maybe those people will be able to help others down the road. It’s a full-circle moment."

After a local community kitchen was a victim of theft, The Salvation Army in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., stepped up to offer their support.

For 43 years, Craig Smith struggled with drug addiction. But The Salvation Army reignited his life. Craig underwent rehabilitation and then joined The Salvation Army’s Keystone program at Edmonton’s Centre of Hope.He believes his 18-month stay at Keystone was the best thing he could have done.“It saved my life,” he says.

Salvation Army holiday camps helps participants develop social and outdoor skills.

Jazz up a second-hand mug using temporary tattoos, then fill it with your favourite tea, chocolate, etc.

“Hope is the reason why I came here,” Tareq Hadhad says. “I was looking for a place where I feel that I belong. Canada made it so easy for all of us to feel like we can belong to a new place, our adopted home. “Syria is my home by birth, but Canada is my home by choice.”