Through 2022 and into 2023, the Moncton Seventh-day Adventist Church in New Brunswick has been partnered with ADRA and The Humanity Project – a local charity organization dedicated to feeding the hungry and housing those without shelter. Founded by Charlie Burrel, the Humanity Project runs on the tireless energy of community volunteers, including individuals from the church. Volunteers representing ADRA and the church prepare and serve meals to those in need.
Aurora Ominika-Enosse is a confident, warm-hearted young Anishnaabe woman with a ready smile. Her open demeanour undoubtedly puts at ease the children, youth, and fellow students with whom she works and volunteers. In her fourth year at Carleton University in Ottawa, Aurora has nearly completed her program in social work and feels called … read more
The inspiration came five years ago from a former cocaine addict. While attending a local community services meal, she asked Debbie Boskovic, a volunteer, if she knew of any place where she could bake. The former drug user said, “When you’re an addict all you think about is yourself. But now that I’m … read more
In the last few days of September, the unmistakeable smell of gasoline emanating from kitchen and bathroom facets was, to the residents of Iqaluit, the first sign that something was wrong with their water. When city staff began investigating, they confirmed what had been obvious to residents. Fuel was contaminating the city’s treated water … read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
