Some of the most down to earth and insightful exchanges I have are during outreach with OIM.  Week after week I stop with my fellow OIM...

Community: We all crave it. From adults to children, men and women, CEOs to stay-at-home moms, we all want to belong or at least find a...

“Heroin saved my life.” Not something I ever thought I would hear, let alone, believe. One of the youth in the art group said this to me...

She wheeled the stroller into drop-in.  It was a bitterly cold day and the bundle inside the stroller was barely recognizable…But WE knew...

“Excuse me m’am…do you have any bus tickets?  I have to get to an appointment this afternoon.”  I was speaking with a couple of our...

If you look at me, and squint really hard, I look like God. Whoa! Don’t be hasty! Unless you ask my little sister, I’m not that cocky....

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...

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...

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This is the eighth and final episode of “Rachel’s Gift”.  Listen as Rachel finally reveals her “Gift”.  Invite your friends to listen and...

“Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23.  To listen to the audio backgrounder, click:  Rachel’s Gift episode 7  If you...

“Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23. To listen to the audio backgrounder, click:  Rachel’s Gift episode 6.  If you...

“Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23.  To listen to the audio backgrounder, click:  Rachel’s Gift episode 3 If you missed...

Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23.  To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click:   Rachel’s Gift episode...

Sometimes people talk to me about how they came to be on the streets, and there are as many reasons as there are people.  Whether young...

Imagine: You have lived your whole life thinking you are a ‘zero without the rim’.  Violence in your ‘home’ has forced you to leave.  The...

We wish to invite you to our next PASSION 4 YOUTH ART AUCTION showcasing the artwork and musical talents of street-engaged youth this...

Mich and his mother came to be friends of OIM first through our outreach teams and then started coming to the drop in. Mich is 19 and...

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...

Our recent youth art show was a hit!  Great venue, great art, great food and guests – but there is a dynamic to the whole scenario that...