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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...
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- Nov 11, 2013
There is a Chill in the Air
“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.” –Lucy Larcom After Day Light Savings it feels as though the weather is just...
- 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....
- Aug 8, 2013
heARTfelt Thursdays: Sci-Fi Dragon Fly
“Dragon Fly” or “Homesick”, Mixed Mediums: acrylic and ink on canvas. “A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because...
- Jul 19, 2013
Reality Check
I was walking home from work yesterday and had to take a second glance at one of the youth that was panhandling on the streets of Ottawa....
- Dec 24, 2012
Sasha’s Story: Final Episode, My Christmas Wish
Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click Episode #8 My...
- Dec 10, 2012
Sasha’s Story: Episode Four, Reaching out for Help
Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click Episode #4...
- Dec 5, 2012
Sasha’s Story: Episode Three, Life on the Streets
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...
- Dec 3, 2012
Sasha’s Story: Episode Two, Hard Beginnings
We lived in a rough neighbourhood called the ‘Courts’ in Saint John. That’s where the refugees are. We played baseball with sticks and...
- Nov 26, 2012
Sasha’s Story: Episode One, First Meeting
I was working the streets in Ottawa, prostituting. I had dates all night, from early evening until late, late – and no place to sleep. ...
- Aug 17, 2012
A Change of Focus
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...
- Dec 7, 2011
Rachel’s Gift, Episode Four, The spiral downwards continues…
“Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23. Go to www.chri.ca for the audio backgrounders to Rachel’s stories. This time when...
- Nov 18, 2011
Kids on the Street
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...
- Oct 27, 2011
COME AS YOU ART, Art Auction & Coffee House
We wish to invite you to our next PASSION 4 YOUTH ART AUCTION showcasing the artwork and musical talents of street-engaged youth this...
- Oct 19, 2011
Out in the Cold – but just a taste
Thanksgiving weekend this year was perhaps the nicest ever – weather was perfect, leaves at their prime and the roads dry and clear of...
- Oct 2, 2011
Wrongs turning out Right!
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...
- Jul 25, 2011
Eddy turns himself in!
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...
- Jun 16, 2011
It happened at the drop in: a Miracle??
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...
- Jun 7, 2011
GOLF Fund Raiser for Street Youth Outreach
Our street youth art program is really making a difference in young people’s lives. Street-engaged youth are finding housing,...
- May 20, 2011
Profound Encounters
Easter Dinner happened May 19th, a couple of weeks after the event . The delay is typical for us, so our folks can enjoy a special meal...
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