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Tessa’s Home is an 8 part series running until December 27th.  To listen to the audio backgrounder from family radio CHRI, click below....

For the past three months I have had the absolute pleasure of working with the young artists involved in OIM’s Passion 4 Youth art...

If you haven’t already heard our Youth Outreach Worker was featured recently in a piece by a local journal. The Ottawa Anglican...

Greg arrived at the Tuesday Drop-In looking tired and angry. He had a rough look to go with a tough demeanor. I hadn’t seen him before,...

The Ottawa Police have had a heavy presence this summer. I see them patrolling the streets, walking down Bank or Elgin in pairs, or...

Many individuals in the church like to say that they are “Pro-Life”, which is an interesting phrase to use. The term “Pro-Life”, to me,...

What a cold start to January!  As the temperature drops I am very thankful for my warm coat, gloves and most of all, a warm place to go...

Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click   Episode #7 Hope...

Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click   Episode #6...

Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click   Episode #5...

Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click   Episode #3 Hard...

We lived in a rough neighbourhood called the ‘Courts’ in Saint John.  That’s where the refugees are.   We played baseball with sticks and...

Very different indeed.  A bit hard to process for some, so let’s paint a picture of the reality of kids on the street.  Many issues...

#Homelessness #homelessnessontario #homelessnessottawa #streetwork #AssetsBasedCommunityDevelopment #Addictions #ArtTherapy #Dignity...

Our youth outreach worker recounted this story of last Monday’s events, and I thought you would be interested. Eddy was one of the first...

A few weeks ago, one of our street youth was found drowned in the Ottawa River.  I can tell you he came from a broken home, with all the...

Greg Payne is our volunteer chiropractor at the drop in.  He told me a story about an encounter he had with one of our guests, and I...

March winds blow, or it pours rain, minus 30 with the wind chill – or any combination thereof.   Only in Canada, eh? We can look forward...

Big transition of our drop in this past week from Salvation Army Gladstone Street to Dominion Chalmers U/C on Lisgar.  For those who...

I sat at the table with three guys at the drop in this week, just starting a hot game of euchre, when Rod asked if he could please ask a...