Terrarium Workshop
Last night was a busy night at art group! We were busy making terrariums! The youth loved choosing their plants and trinkets to make...
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Jun 12, 2015
P4Y Auction: Sneak Peek!
The participants of the Passion 4 Youth Fine Arts Program have been working hard to prepare for the upcoming auction. Here’s a sneak...
Dec 8, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 3: On My Own
Shane’s Story is a eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and Thursdays...
Dec 4, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 2: School
Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and...
Dec 1, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 1: Early Life
Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and...
Nov 27, 2014
Shane’s Story
Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and...
May 16, 2014
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...
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 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...
Oct 24, 2013
heARTfelt Thursdays: Male Figure in Blue
Claudia grew up in a home with drugs and conflict, prompting her to leave at the age of 17. Claudia ended-up on the streets and using...
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 7, 2013
Extra, Extra…Read all about it!
If you haven’t already heard our Youth Outreach Worker was featured recently in a piece by a local journal. The Ottawa Anglican...
Sep 26, 2013
heARTfelt Thursdays: Nursery Drawings
“Every artist was first an amateur.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Laura is a very quiet and intensely shy person. She has recently started to...
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...
Sep 16, 2013
Stories from the Street: Something in the Silence
Sasha is a very quiet young woman, someone who has seen a lot of the darker parts of life. It is evident in her silence, and her eyes,...
Sep 12, 2013
heARTfelt Thursday: All in the Detail
This piece is called “Topsy-Turvy”, and has a very unique quality to it. Try imagine that you are looking at it upside down, or even try...
Sep 9, 2013
Stories from the Street: That Time of Year
It is the beginning of a new season for OIM, or so it feels, as the Fall has a particular mood to it. I suppose it is the sight of bright...
Aug 19, 2013
Stories from the Street:
This story comes from a street-friend who was reflecting on a situation that impacted his life greatly. This story was shared during one...
Jul 25, 2013
heARTfelt Thursdays: alone and searching
“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow…”-Kurt Vonnegut We here at Ottawa Innercity Ministries...
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