TOGETHER Project Announcement
Following an announcement by The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, ADRA Canada is pleased to be collaborating with Global Affairs Canada and partners to ensure that some of the most vulnerable people, especially women and girls, in Cambodia, Kenya, … read more
Feeding the Body, Feeding the Heart
Marystown is a small community located on the southern coast of Newfoundland, also known as the “boot.” However, its location and size did not mean it was spared the impact and repercussions of COVID-19 when it first swept through Canada last year. “A lot of the people suffered from mental illness,” says Kaitlynn Harushimana, a member of the … read more
Days of Toil and Promise: Responding to the B.C. Wildfires
In the weeks following the wildfires that ravaged the Village of Lytton, B.C. and threatened neighbouring communities, ADRA Canada continues to support the beleaguered province. In early August, the British Columbia Wildfire Service had a dire message: With more than 30 active fires posing a threat to public safety and well over half … read more
Responding to the BC Fires
Don and his wife Tricia look over the remains of their home near Lytton, BC. Don Glasgow, a fourth-generation resident of the Lytton, remembers when he bought a beautiful property in 1980 on the side of a hill about four kilometers outside of town. When he and his wife Tricia heard … read more
Stronger Together
When the pandemic began to spread in March 2020, ADRA Canada, with help from the SDACC, NAD ACS, and ADRA International, leapt into action. Partnering with churches, affiliated church entities, organizations, and groups, we provided resources to fund 33 projects nationally. The Really Living Seventh-day Adventist community located in Hamilton, Ontario was one … read more
Finding Hope Amid Despair
The unsettling thing about an emergency is its unexpected nature. For the village of Lytton, it began with months of dry weather conditions followed by a massive heatwave in the waning days of June that meteorologists called “unprecedented and historic.” On June 29, at 49.4C (121F), Lytton tied with Death Valley, California, as … read more
Hope in a Bag of Berries
Properly referred to as indigenous or aboriginal, Inuit are part of the First Peoples of Canada and are among the most culturally resilient in North America. Many Inuit face persisting social and economic hardship. Many families struggle to meet their basic needs in safety, housing, and getting enough food to eat. The history of colonization among the Inuit has left … read more
A Simple Act of Kindness
It has been just over a year since the first confirmed Canadian case of COVID-19 was reported by Health Canada on January 25, 2020, and words like lockdown, isolation, and quarantine have become commonplace. We complain about the things we miss: the restaurants, hair appointments, shopping and yes, church gatherings. But for many … read more
In Our Backyard
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, F. Edgar Nunes, pastor of the Kingston Seventh-day Adventist Church, was asking himself, “What more can my church do to help those in need? We are handing out as many food parcels as our resources allow. But these resources are limited. What more can we … read more
“I Didn’t Expect to be Treated Like That.”
On the eastern peninsula of beautiful Manitoulin Island, off the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario, the Wiikemkoong Unceded Territory is home to a proud Anishnaabek First Nations village. Known as “Wiky” for short, the community is governed by progressive leadership that promotes strong values and the health and well being of … read more
