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I was reminded of this recently when a former client called us from Toronto. She and her husband had been struggling with serious...

Together we got to see what it’s really like to navigate our social services system: feeling his pain, experiencing his disappointment,...

No support to help you through… unless someone steps up! OIM staff and volunteers step up on a regular basis to help and support people...

Our Christmas Story this year took us on a journey with Kurk, a homeless Vet, who lost everything. We walked alongside him as he tried to...

To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – The Saga Continues…, click the play button below: Week 12, and the only word...

To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – Week 8, click on the play button below: The letter with updated information...

To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – Week 6, click the play button below: When we spoke with Monica at Catherine...

To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey, click the play button below: We drove downtown and found the location of the...

To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – Week 4, click the play button below: Monica, from Catherine McKenna’s...

To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – Week 2, click play below: Taking Kurk aside, I asked him about the money...

For the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey click play below: Kurk had served several tours of duty in the armed forces,...

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...

This is George Frederic Watts 1886 painting, “Hope.” Hope is sitting on a globe, blindfolded, clutching a wooden lyre with only one...

“Danielle’s Story” is a series running throughout December. To listen to the audio backgrounder from Family Radio CHRI, click the play...

How can we change the legacy of youth homelessness in Ottawa? This is a complicated question with an array of possible answers. Back in...

Although I consider myself a fairly competent adult, sometimes the youth in the art group ask me questions that leave me stumped – and I...

Lots of people tell me that they think I’m doing so much when they hear that I do street outreach with OIM. I go out each week to hand...

“Eric’s Journey” is a 7 part series running throughout December. To listen to the audio backgrounder from Family Radio CHRI, click the...

Not long ago, one of our outreach teams was doing late night outreach. It was about 10:30pm when they entered the market area. Across the...

It’s been so busy around OIM lately, especially with the P4Y program. That’s why it has taken this long to acknowledge this woman. I want...