MEDIA ADVISORY - Salvation Army Sets Up 500 Students in Victoria with School Supplies

VICTORIA, BC, Aug. 15, 2023 /CNW/ - The Salvation Army's Community and Family Services in Greater Victoria will be providing hundreds of children with school supplies to help them prepare for the upcoming school year.

High Point Community Church in Victoria West, Connection Point Church & Resource Centre in Langford and Victoria Citadel & Next Steps Resource Centre in Saanich will provide school supplies for a combined 500 students across the Capital Regional District.

The Next Steps Resource Centre will be preparing over 300 of these packs of school supplies which include a grocery gift card to help purchase snacks for students on Tuesday, August 15 from 10:00am to 5:00pm at 4030 Douglas Street. These packages will be distributed to families on Thursday, August 17.

Date: Tuesday August 15, 2023
Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Where: Victoria Citadel 4030 Douglas St., Victoria
Who: The Salvation Army Victoria Citadel & Next Steps Resource Centre
*interviews with staff available upon request

In communities across British Columbia, there are thousands of working families living at or below the poverty line. And every summer The Salvation Army helps to give these families a head start on the school year by providing backpacks filled with school supplies.

About The Salvation Army:

The Salvation Army is an international Christian organization that began its work in Canada in 1882 and has grown to become the largest nongovernmental direct provider 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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SOURCE The Salvation Army British Columbia Division

Major Catherine Burrows, [phone], [email protected]; Michelle O'Connor, [phone], [email protected]