The Power of the Gospel
This past week, I turned to my Bible app on my phone, and it showed John 3:16 as the ‘Verse of the Day’. “For God so loved the world t In...
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- Jan 13, 2020
He Fought Like a Soldier
On Jan 15, OIM launches a NEW Innercity Veterans Outreach & Support Service (DETAILS BELOW). Over the coming weeks and months, we will be...
- Nov 14, 2019
Above and Beyond
Wednesday night team on the first snowy night of the season. When OIM staff pack up for the day and lock the doors at 4pm, we know that...
- Oct 30, 2019
The 52-Hertz Whale
Have you ever met someone who is just amazing at remembering names? That person who you met once 3 years ago, who remembers your name as...
- Aug 9, 2019
A Tough Night
It was a particularly rough start to the night at Innercity Arts. One of the youth had arrived in distress, suffering from a mental...
- Jul 11, 2019
Learning to Carve
Larissa volunteering at the 2017 festival Every year, the Canadian Stone Carving Festival raises funds for Innercity Arts. Many young...
- Jun 24, 2019
A Glimpse into Mental Illness
Damon was downtown one afternoon, when he began to sense the ever too familiar feelings of anxiety and depression taking over: quickening...
- Mar 29, 2019
Resilient Heroes
Resiliency is the ability to recovery readily after being bent or stretched from adversity. I have about 50 heroes in my life; all of...
- Mar 20, 2019
10 Years of Innercity Arts
As we near the 10th anniversary of Innercity Arts, I wanted to look back on how the program came about. I recently spoke with Jason Pino,...
- Nov 16, 2018
Showing Love Through Food
Each month, Terri drops off a home cooked meal for the youth of Innercity Arts. She always puts such love and care into her meals, making...
- Sep 17, 2018
Community BBQ
Our Administrative Assistant, Gaby, is normally busy working at the office. But recently, she had the opportunity to visit our drop-in...
- Jun 14, 2018
Even The ‘Unlovable’
I’m not talking about the stories of trauma, tragedy or loss which I have – sadly – come to expect. No, I’m talking about something a...
- Apr 28, 2018
Lost, but not forgotten
Life is like that at times and people somehow seem to end up in the dark recesses of memory and disappear behind the urgency of the lives...
- Feb 22, 2018
Conversation at the Drop-In
“I’ve been on my own a long time. I left home when I was 10. Been on my own ever since.” Edward told me this as we sat together in the...
- Nov 2, 2017
Searching for Affordable Housing
You would think that in a city like Ottawa, when a vulnerable citizen faces a crisis and loses their housing, there would be a system in...
- Oct 26, 2017
Making a Difference In The Midst of Adversity – Is It Possible?
I see it each Sunday night in the stylish clothes some people wear or the cars others don’t have. It’s visible in their health or...
- Sep 22, 2017
She is Not Unknown
You see her every day on your way to work. Usually she is sitting at Tim Horton’s or resting on a bench. She is hard to miss – a small...
- Jun 2, 2017
Loss, Hope and Joy
“You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,” Psalm 30: 11...
- May 8, 2017
“At Risk”
The term “at risk youth” is thrown around a lot, often without much thought or care. It’s a label that can feel very cold and...
- Mar 20, 2017
A Time for Quiet Reflection
This title is easier to write than practice! I try to get away for times of silence, and this is where I am as I write. It is a century...
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