Jun 19, 2014AakulukWhen I approach an Aboriginal person while on outreach, I suddenly become very aware of the cross embroidered on my outreach vest. The...
Jun 6, 2014Choosing CompassionLast week however, one of the youth was in a crisis situation so I made the decision to call 911. Two officers arrived and assessed the...
May 7, 2014The Problem with Focusing on ProblemsMeet Nicky: homeless, alcoholic, mentally ill. Nicky joined the art group last year. She told me that most of her childhood had been...
Apr 14, 2014Rideau Street, downtown Ottawa…We didn’t get her name: it wasn’t offered and it was too early to ask. Maybe she was seventeen, but the hard life on the streets made...