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Pets have enormous therapeutic value and can bring warmth, love, joy, and meaning to their humans, perhaps especially so when the people concerned are sleeping rough. A new Christmas film, A Christmas Gift from Bob, highlights the importance of these relationships, and the role that charities such as The Salvation Army play in keeping people […]

Some people never have an easy year, but 2020 has been particularly hard, especially for vulnerable people and families living barely above the breadline. As much as parents would like to make their children feel special over the holidays, filling Christmas stockings is impossible. This is where The Salvation Army steps in, with its Big […]

The Salvation Army’s holiday camps usually keep children occupied during their summer holidays, but this year the coronavirus pandemic put paid to that. Fortunately, the church and charity is never short of ideas and came up with another winner to deal with this rather unique problem. The solution: Activity packs containing a craft activity, a […]

The Government pledged to end rough sleeping by the end of the current parliament. That was before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the economy, however. Now it’s possible that instead of ending homelessness, the Government could implement cuts that will make the problem much worse. The Salvation Army’s recent report, ‘Future-Proof the Roof,’ not only warns […]

The House of Lords has considered a report by The Salvation Army, as well as evidence that was given at the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee and recommended important changes to Universal Credit that will better support those in society who need it most. The report issued by the committee addresses shortcomings that push […]

Covid-19 has disrupted our lives in countless ways, and, unfortunately for The Salvation Army, an important fundraising event in May, the 2020 Prudential RideLondon, had to be cancelled. Not to be thwarted, however, the format was changed and instead of cycling around traffic-free roads in central London, participants can download an app and rack up […]

Thirty-six members from 99 Squadron of 29 Regiment of the Royal Logistics Corps (Aldershot Garrison in Hampshire) raised over £2500 for The Salvation Army by running close to a mammoth 4000km. The challenge was for each member of the 99 Squadron to run 99km over 14 days (18th to 24th of May), and the aim […]