Community Response

Salvation Army Disaster Services

Disasters can occur at any time and in any place. They often bring death and great destruction in their wake. The unpredictability of a disaster makes it all the more devastating. Canada is fortunate that emergency preparedness experts at all levels of government have well-organized, definitive plans, in which The Salvation Army plays an important part. But, despite the armies of trained personnel ready to go into action, very often the best we can do is to mitigate the effects of a disaster, and deal with its aftermath. Read more…

School Programs - The Sharing Shelf

As concerned parents, we understand that children will forget or misplace their belongings including their lunches. We also know that many children in Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury and the surrounding communities struggle daily with personal challenges over which they have no control. Situations bear down on them due to family struggles, job loss, relationship crises, parental addictions (alcohol), etc. Due to these situations, a child may often come to school neglected. Sharing Shelf is there to assist your school to provide these children with a simple snack lunch solution in situations like these & help your school resource these families with help. Read more...

Mobile Village

"It takes a village to raise a child" bears within it a foundational truth in child development; the necessity of positive influences and opportunities to develop character in a safe environment.

The Salvation Army of Central York Region hopes to develop this new initiative so as to provide support to youth at risk in a ‘village’ type setting throughout the communities of Newmarket, Aurora and East Gwillimbury.

Using our 37’ Community Response Vehicle, Salvation Army volunteers and staff will provide mentorship to youth through the following programs:

• Mercy Street Sports @ play program
• Red Cap anti-bullying program
• Mobile interactive media-enhanced education and character skills program
• Drug proofing youth & parent initiative
• Sharing Shelf for Teens, a mobile teen community kitchen initiative

Each of these potential programs provides an element or enhancement to existing Salvation Army programs for the purposes of reaching youth at risk. Our initial goal is to provide direct emotional, physical and developmental support, instruction, and direct mentoring to as many as 5000 at risk youth and families in its first year alone.

For more information on this initiative including the opportunity to either sponsor or partner with us, please call us directly.

Canadian Tire Jumpstart Program

The Salvation Army works in partnership with The Canadian Tire Foundation for Families and Jumpstart Program. If your son or daughter has a desire to play and get involved in some sort of organized physical activity but lack the means to pay, then look into Jumpstart. We can assist you with information and aid you in the application process. Read more...