The Salvation Army is an international Christian organization that began its work in Canada in 1882 and has grown to become the largest non-governmental direct provider of social services in the country. The Salvation Army gives hope and support to vulnerable people today and everyday in 400 communities across Canada and 117 countries around the world. 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.
Almost thirty years ago the Mustard Seed Street Church began from a prayer closet in a store on Government Street in Victoria. The need of the under-privileged was so great that the ministry expanded to a building on Pandora Avenue. It began its outreach to the community as a church which soon grew to include a food bank, clothing bank, counseling and advocacy service, prison visitation and street ministry. Since 1995, the new facilities on Queens Avenue have brought an enlarged dimension to the existing ministries. It is our hope to incorporate other services to continue to address our mandate of meeting the needs of the impoverished.