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News from the Salvation Army Community Centre
2008 Camp Dates for Beaver Creek Camps
2008 Red Shield Campaign
From the Salvation Army website Toronto, May 5, 2008 – The Salvation Army is launching the Red Shield Campaign, a fundraising appeal to raise money for programs and services available to the nearly 5 million Canadians living in poverty today. “The month of May is a critical time for The Salvation Army,” said Graham D. Moore, Territorial Secretary for Public Relations and Development. “Many families across Canada live below the poverty line and the funds raised during this time will help sustain our programs as we continue to serve the marginalized in communities throughout the country” With a goal of $3 million, money raised during the Red Shield Campaign will go directly to support a vast array of social programs available to Canadian families that includes food banks, practical assistance, shelter, addictions services and street youth outreach. In addition to this fundraising effort, Salvation Army officers, staff and volunteers will work to raise overall awareness regarding the problem of poverty in Canada. The child poverty rate remains at 11.7%; exactly the same as it was in 1989 and the average low income family survives on an annual income that is $9,000 to 11,000 below Statistics Canada’s before tax low income cut-off. A national Salvation Army advertising campaign will also highlight the problem of poverty in Canada this May, under the tagline “Poverty shouldn’t be a life sentence.” As the leading non-governmental direct provider of social services in Canada, each year, The Salvation Army: Provides direct, compassionate, hands-on service to over 1.5 million people
Provides 6,370 shelter beds for the homeless each night, 1/3 of all the shelter beds in Canada
Provides practical assistance to over 900,000 family members
Serves 2.3 million meals to the hungry The Salvation Army’s Red Shield fundraising Campaign is an annual fundraising event that is in its 89th year. It utilizes online, phone, direct mail and door-to-door appeals to solicit donations from generous Canadians. Giving to The Salvation Army offers an opportunity to invest in the future of marginalized and overlooked people in your community. Please visit www.SalvationArmy.ca or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY for more information and to donate. You can also donate at the Salvation Army Community Centre. If you need more information, contact us at 306.242.6833 Labels: poverty, Red Shield
The Salvation Army in Myanmar (Burma) responds to Cyclone Nargis
The Salvation Army in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is responding to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, which is thought to have killed more than 20,000 people. Communications to Myanmar have been severely affected but news has been received that local Salvationists are helping victims in the Yangon area. As is reported on the Salvation Army's international website A Salvation Army assessment team from the region is en route to the affected area and will make plans for the most immediate needs to be met. There is no doubt that this tragedy has caused much suffering and that it will take a long time for Myanmar and the population to recover from the effects of this unexpected devastation. Major Mike Caffull, Field Operations Officer of International Emergency Services, says: 'Early indications suggest that Salvationists in Myanmar are responding magnificently to the disaster that has hit their country, but it is also clear that there is going to be a great need for substantial financial support to enable an appropriate response to the damage and suffering that is already being experienced and which is likely to continue for some time.' Click here to donate to international efforts of the Salvation Army. Labels: Emergency Disaster Services
Housing Trends in Saskatoon
These slides came from a recent seminar by CMHC on housing in Saskatoon. We posted here some of the more interesting statistics detailing the cost and how hard it is to find shelter in Saskatoon. The second chart also mirror our own increase of usage at the Centre. Technorati Tags: CHMC, housing trendsLabels: Saskatoon, urban
Mobilize 2008
 Several Centre staff along with Major Henri are in Calgary this week to take in Mobilize 2008, a conference on Emergency and Disaster Relief with the Salvation Army.
Seminars include emergency food handling, international emergency services, handing emergencies locally, and how to operate in the Incident Command System. While we hope we will never be called upon to use what we have learned, if we are called, we will be prepared. An overview of what the Saskatoon Salvation Army Community Centre's Emergency Disaster Services can be found here. If you are interested, we also found some time to tour other Emergency Disaster Vehicles while we were there. They are posted to our photo gallery and can be viewed here. Technorati Tags: Mobilize 2008Labels: Emergency Disaster Services, Prairies District
Ministry Weekend | May 23-25, 2008
- Who: The Salvation Army Community Centre together with local churches.
- What: Speakers, bands, and food.
- When May 23-25th, 2008
- Where: Salvation Army Community Centre Parking lot
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Crystal or Cindy at 242-6833 Labels: Family Services, Life at the Centre, Riversdale, Saskatoon, Upcoming Events
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