About Canadian Angels

Canadian Angels is committed to showing appreciation to our men and women serving in Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world. Based on the superb Soldiers Angels program in the United States, Canadian Angels was started by an average Canadian who wanted to help. Herself a "Soldiers Angel", she felt it was time that Canada had its own Angels. When she realized that no such program existed here, she decided she would have to start one herself.

Canadian Angels is a non-governmental, non-partisan, independent, and (soon to be registered) non-profit organization.

So here's how it works:

Canadian Angels has two databases; one for Forces Members and one for Angels. Armed Forces Members who are serving outside of Canada (or who are about to be deployed) are encouraged to sign up for an Angel. An immediate family member could also sign them up.
Volunteers sign up to provide sponsorship to a soldier in the form of letters, email and small care packages. A soldier, sailor, airman or RCMP officer from one database is matched with a volunteer from the other.

Information about both Forces Members and volunteers is kept strictly confidential, is not stored on-line, and is used only by the staff of Canadian Angels. When a sponsor match is made, Canadian Angels will advise the Angel who his or her assignment is, along with name and mailing address (and email address, if provided). The Armed Forces member will receive the same information about his or her Angel from the staff here. Let the correspondence begin!

Here are a few guidelines to get you started.