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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...

“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...

“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....

“Dragon Fly” or “Homesick”, Mixed Mediums: acrylic and ink on canvas. “A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because...

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....

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...

Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click  Episode #4...

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...

I was working the streets in Ottawa, prostituting.  I had dates all night,  from early evening until late, late – and no place to sleep. ...

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...

“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...

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...

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

Thanksgiving weekend this year was  perhaps the nicest ever – weather was perfect, leaves at their prime and the roads dry and clear of...

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...

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...

Our street youth art program is really making a difference in young people’s lives.  Street-engaged youth are finding housing,...

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...