In the news

OIM HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED SOME GREAT COVERAGE IN BOTH the Ottawa Citizen AND ON CBC Radio 1 (91.5).   TO READ OR LISTEN, CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS BELOW:

  • The Ottawa Citizen, November 2011

In this piece, reporter Kelly Egan features OIM’s annual Thanksgiving dinner meal to the poor and homeless as well as the practical care and compassion of our volunteers:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Helping+needy+foot+time/5642261/story.html

Here, Kelly Egan covers the wonderful volunteer work of the ladies from the Thursday daytime street outreach team. Read their story & watch the video here:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Something+good+them/5654982/story.html

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/videos/ottawa-and-area/video.html?embedCode=9veGF5Mjqf7Tsdv56LSq2od0ppY9vq-v

  • CBC Radio 1 (91.5), November 2011

CBC Radio 1 featured OIM’s Passion 4 Youth art program for street-engaged youth. Click here to hear Jenna’s story and more:

Passion 4 Youth feature

Recently, Sian Griffiths from the BBC World News accompanied two of our ladies on their thursday outreach route.  Stay tuned for when you can hear this piece on BBC!

Loris Jordan and Florence Hannay with BBC reporterLoris Jordan and Florence HannayLoris Jordan and Florence Hannay

 

Excellent study on the perceptions of Canadians about poverty in Canada.

http://www.slideshare.net/visioncritical/perceptions-of-povery-in-canada-2011

Can you afford to eat well in Ottawa?

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