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Our love of nurturing nature in this simple way brings great joy. While most of us understand the need to nurture God’s creation, helping...

Several months later I am sitting in a coffee shop and who comes over out of the blue, but my new street friend. He tells me how his life...

Together we got to see what it’s really like to navigate our social services system: feeling his pain, experiencing his disappointment,...

No support to help you through… unless someone steps up! OIM staff and volunteers step up on a regular basis to help and support people...

Our Christmas Story this year took us on a journey with Kurk, a homeless Vet, who lost everything. We walked alongside him as he tried to...

To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – Week 4, click the play button below: Monica, from Catherine McKenna’s...

To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – Week 2, click play below: Taking Kurk aside, I asked him about the money...

“I figured out where all the Food Banks are, so I go there first. Then I can figure out what I need and go get it at the Dollar Store....

Sasha is a very quiet young woman, someone who has seen a lot of the darker parts of life. It is evident in her silence, and her eyes,...

This story comes from a street-friend who was reflecting on a situation that impacted his life greatly. This story was shared during one...

When asked about the Passion 4 Youth Arts Program, I generally find myself bragging about the youth I work with, and going on and on...

Returning to the office in the early evening to gather some materials I had forgotten, I discovered the first of the evening outreach...

Just after the Thanksgiving holiday.  Wednesday drop in.  Friend after friend came up to me and spoke with me very candidly about how...

Working with people who are poor or homeless can be a challenge: there is great satisfaction and fulfillment, but it can be hard when we...

“Urban Intervention Training” is the name of our volunteer training program which we host three times a year.  It’s a full Saturday,...