How Belkin House in Vancouver is building pathways to housing.
by Jenea GomezFeatures
Each year, an estimated 235,000 people in Canada experience homelessness. Belkin House in Vancouver is tackling the most common barriers to getting and keeping housing with an extensive housing pathway program.
Phyllis Barnaby is forever grateful for The Salvation Army.
By Juan RomeroFaith & Friends
Every time Phyllis Barnaby sees or hears anything related to The Salvation Army, she gets emotional. “The Salvation Army showed me the meaning of giving,” she says, and she now contributes to the Army whenever she gets the chance.
Add a bit of forest to your décor.
By Denise CorcoranFaith & Friends
This feature piece on any wall is a simple and cost-effective project. A thrifted frame, paint and paintbrush, cardboard, corkboards, glue gun and glue sticks, and moss brings a bit of forest to your décor.
Firefighter steps up with a weighty donation to help The Salvation Army help others.
by Kimberly McIntyreFaith & Friends
After 14 years of working as a firefighter, including four years in Kirkland Lake, Ont., Jeremy Alldred-Hughes has always had a heart to serve the community, both on and off work hours. “I feel like any first responder has the passion and desire to help, serve and look after our community. That doesn’t stop when we punch the clock.
The Christian year is a means of ascribing meaning to time, a focus for worship and thanksgiving, an invitation to formation in the likeness of Christ, a tool for teaching and testifying the faith, and a form of resistance to the emptiness ascribed to time by lifeless philosophies.