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Going to work this morning, I came down the same hill at the same time and saw the same bus going up the other side.  I got on my usual...

The Street Outreach team met Bess and Ken near Confederation Park near the first of September.  They came up to us asking for sleeping...

We receive many donations of clothing at the drop in and we invite folks to help themselves to whatever they need.  From time to time we...

A sunny bright first week of January and many greetings of “Happy New Year” were offered from our friends at the drop in.  New Years is...

I spoke with Walter on the street outside our drop in and listened as he shared his frustration with the current state of affairs with...

Gary came down the stairs at the drop in, saw me and said, “I haven’t got your money yet. I know it’s been three years.  I’m working on...

Generally speaking the needs on the street are increasing and for many charities across Canada, there are dwindling resources as people...

It sometimes takes years to build enough trust for some of our street friends to talk to us about their lives.  Red is thirty-six and we...

We see people panhandling for loose change all the time in our cities.  It’s commonplace.  We have come to adopt certain attitudes...

I arrived back in Ottawa late last night and drove through the downtown area on the way home. I saw a man walking with a garbage bag over...

I arrived back in Ottawa late last night and drove through the downtown area on the way home. I saw a man walking with a garbage bag over...

I walked past Jim sleeping outside the convenience store on my way to the bank.  He was OK, probably tired from a late night.  The...