About the Salvation Army
The Salvation Army organization
The Salvation Army is an international Christian organization that began its work in Canada in 1882 and has grown to become one of the largest non-governmental direct providers of social services in the country. The Salvation Army gives hope and support to vulnerable people today and every day in 400 communities across Canada and more than 130 countries around the world.
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The Salvation Army offers practical assistance for children and families, often tending to the basic necessities of life, provides shelter for homeless people and rehabilitation for people who have lost control of their lives to an addiction.
When you give to The Salvation Army, you are investing in the future of marginalized and overlooked people in your community.
The Salvation Army organization
Our mission, vision, and values
Our history
The Salvation Army began its work in London, England, in 1865 as The Christian Mission when William Booth, a minister, abandoned the conventional concept of a church and a pulpit and took his message of hope to the poor, the homeless, the hungry and the destitute.
By 1867 the organization had developed into a ministry offering basic schooling, reading rooms, penny banks, soup kitchens and relief aid to the destitute. In 1878, the organization changed its name to The Salvation Army.