The Latest Breaking News from Salvation Army

Charity warns of ‘unprecedented demand’ for help over school holiday hunger

The Salvation Army says it expects to deliver thousands of meals and food parcels to struggling families.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

Fears changes to Salvation Army night shelter service putting homeless community at risk

A member of staff has said recent deaths in Belfast City Centre may have been avoided if it was still operational

Belfast Live · Jul 20, 2022

Stirling Salvation Army project aims to help vulnerable with furniture costs

The project has been running across the city for more than a decade.

Daily Record · Jul 15, 2022

'I escaped my home country disguised as a grandmother in a wheelchair to flee to Wales'

Niloha Rangel, who is a doctor, fled her home country of Venezuela by disguising herself as an old woman in a wheelchair as she crossed the Venzuelan-Colombian border

Wales Online · Jun 21, 2022

Housing activists break into and occupy derelict building set to be transformed into old folks' homes

EXCLUSIVE: Activists from the Revolutionary Workers Union broke into a site being redeveloped by Alone at Jamestown Court in Inchicore with 'angle grinders'

Dublin Live · Jun 20, 2022

Food, fuel, rent, medication: Cost-of-living crisis hitting on all fronts

As prices rise so, too, does demand for charitable services as more Canberrans begin needing support to have a roof over their head and food at the table.

The Canberra Times · Jun 18, 2022

Labyrinthine Zoning Rules Restricted Homeless Shelters During the Pandemic

As COVID-19 spread across the country, complex rules around land use and building permits made housing the poor and vulnerable effectively impossible.

Reason · Jun 11, 2022

More Tasmanians unable to afford to rent and the number seeking help to pay for essentials is growing

As the Tasmanian winter sets in, Michael Reardon and many others who can't afford to rent are struggling to keep warm.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022

Algate House Boys' Home former residents make child abuse allegations, lawyers say

A Sydney law firm says former residents of Algate House Boys' Home in Broken Hill, which was run by the Salvation Army between 1968 and 1996, have made allegations of historic child abuse.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022

Ex-Salvos captain guilty of sex offences

A 90-year-old ex-Salvation Army chaplain has been found guilty of sex offences at a special NSW hearing after he was found to be unfit to be tried.

AAP · May 27, 2022