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Jul 17, 2014
Caution: P4Y Poetry
The Passion 4 Youth Fine Arts Program was fortunate enough to have Bruce Narbaitz come in and do a slam poetry workshop with the youth....
Jun 6, 2014
Choosing Compassion
Last 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 23, 2014
No compassion or care for the mentally ill at the Ottawa Hospital
I have known Skye for 3 years. She was one of the first street-engaged youth I met while doing outreach. I remember our first meeting...
May 7, 2014
The Problem with Focusing on Problems
Meet Nicky: homeless, alcoholic, mentally ill. Nicky joined the art group last year. She told me that most of her childhood had been...
Apr 4, 2014
The Hidden Homeless
Hidden Homeless: People who are temporarily crashing with friends, relatives or others because they have no where else to go. I have been...
Mar 3, 2014
It was there all the time.
It was right before my eyes all the time, just waiting for me to wake up and see it! Typical of many smaller organizations, our needs...
Feb 27, 2014
Choosing Love
When Art, a long time friend of OIM arrived at the office one morning, his famous smile was missing. “You okay?” I asked. “You’ll never...
Jan 27, 2014
The Small Things
Someone gave me a gift of money and instructed to help someone. Nothing came to mind immediately so I tucked it away- and took it out...
Nov 25, 2013
Social Structures and the Up-coming Passion 4 Youth Art Show
For the past three months I have had the absolute pleasure of working with the young artists involved in OIM’s Passion 4 Youth art...
Nov 21, 2013
A Special heARTfelt Thursday: Sneak Peek!
Texture, colour, pattern, meaning… OIM is excited to extend an invitation to friends and community members for the up-coming Passion 4...
Oct 28, 2013
A Big Thank-You for a Wonderful Evening
Everyone here at Ottawa Innercity Ministries, staff, volunteers and street-friends, would like to thank our supporters for coming out to...
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...
Aug 12, 2013
A System Built for Some
The Ottawa Police have had a heavy presence this summer. I see them patrolling the streets, walking down Bank or Elgin in pairs, or...
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