Above and Beyond
Last year, a woman named Debra contacted me about helping out with the art group. Debra is a busy mother of 2 with a gift of cooking and...
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- May 7, 2014
The Problem with Focusing on Problems
Meet Nicky: homeless, alcoholic, mentally ill. Nicky joined the art group last year. She told me that most of her childhood had been...
- Apr 17, 2014
Volunteer Perspective
Getting up for 5:30 am isn’t very enjoyable to me but then I get thinking about our street friends in Ottawa. They have already started...
- Mar 7, 2014
Outgrowing and Overcoming
Many street-engaged youth struggle with addictions. Below is a work of art by a P4Y artist. This artist has struggled with addiction for...
- Feb 24, 2014
Caring – Even When it Hurts
This past week, Moira, our youth outreach worker got the flu – the bad kind. After a few days away she thought she could return to work...
- Jan 30, 2014
Staff Perspective: A Night to Remember
A few weeks ago I was walking home from work when something very memorable happened. It was a crisp evening with the streets bustling...
- Jan 27, 2014
The Small Things
Someone gave me a gift of money and instructed to help someone. Nothing came to mind immediately so I tucked it away- and took it out...
- Jan 23, 2014
The Warrior
“Father, I’m so weak…I’m so weak.” I was saying this to myself as I walked my outreach route, at the end of a particularly rough week. It...
- Jan 15, 2014
In the News…
On November 28th, the Passion 4 Youth Fine Arts Program hosted “Critical Impressions”, an art show showcasing pieces related to the...
- Jan 13, 2014
Volunteers Welcome!
Thinking about volunteering? Just that in and of itself might be enough to change the course of your life! Volunteers are truly the...
- Jan 8, 2014
Volunteer Perspective: Why I Love Outreach
I love street outreach. I don’t go out because of a sense of obligation, or because it’s what ‘good Christians’ do to get on God’s nice...
- Jan 6, 2014
“I brought Christmas”
Reviewing our current ‘Christmas trend,’ I see a big build up leading to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, celebrating the birth of our...
- Dec 30, 2013
“Tessa’s Home” (postcript): The Future
Tessa’s Home is an 8 part series that ran from November 28 to December 27th. To listen to the audio backgrounders and accompanying...
- Dec 18, 2013
“Tessa’s Home” Episode 7: A Real Home for Christmas
Tessa’s Home is an 8 part series running until December 27th. To listen to the audio backgrounder from family radio CHRI, click below....
- Dec 16, 2013
“Tessa’s Home” Episode 6: Passion 4 Youth Art Program – OIM is Home
Tessa’s Home is an 8 part series running until December 27th. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI, click below. Miss previous...
- Nov 28, 2013
“Tessa’s Home”, Episode 1: My First ‘Home’
Tessa’s Home is an 8 part series running until December 27th. To listen to the audio backgrounder from family radio CHRI, click below....
- Oct 21, 2013
How We Manage
“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....
- Oct 3, 2013
heARTfelt Thursdays: A Portrait of a Man
Her first stop was to see Clark, who is pictured above. He was sitting outside a store, soggy from the rain. He was happy to see the...
- Sep 30, 2013
Stories from the Street: Caged
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,...
- Sep 23, 2013
Taking things for granted???
She walked into the drop in with her head held high, her long strawberry blonde hair (it had seen better days) swirled around her head...
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