Shane’s Story, Episode 4: Outreach Team and P4Y
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...
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Nov 11, 2014
Remembering Homeless Veterans
People hurry by the large monument every day, most never pausing to look or even acknowledge it. One lonely man, white haired, in torn...
Oct 2, 2014
What a difference a year makes….
Eva left home in her early teens. Eventually, she became homeless and addicted to drugs. As a young woman on the streets, she was quite...
Aug 28, 2014
“I’m so glad you’re open today”
We had to close our drop-in for a few weeks this summer due to a scheduling conflict with the church we use. I missed seeing our regular...
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 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...
Apr 14, 2014
Rideau 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...
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 28, 2014
Housing in Ottawa: What we don’t see…
When Laura arrived at art group, she was excited to share her good news–she got her own apartment! After a year or so of couch hopping,...
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...
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...
Feb 17, 2014
One Thing in Common
Cal’s story (‘Behind the Story’ see history on right) is common in that he is one of many on the streets who has suffered violence and...
Feb 10, 2014
Behind the Story…
I noticed ‘Cal’ on several occasions at the drop in, but I never took opportunity to have a conversation with him until this week. He was...
Feb 3, 2014
The Small Things Guy…
Following from last week, my friend ‘Jesse’, the ‘small things guy’. So last week at the drop in, I had to call the police and ask them...
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...
Jan 20, 2014
A Place of Second Chances
I remember very clearly the day when Vern spoke up to support another guy who messed up. The guy stole something from our office, and we...
Jan 13, 2014
Volunteers Welcome!
Thinking about volunteering? Just that in and of itself might be enough to change the course of your life! Volunteers are truly the...
Jan 9, 2014
New Perspective on Home
I attend St. Albans Anglican Church in downtown Ottawa. We are lucky to have space in the midst of both the Market, nearby Centretown,...
Jan 6, 2014
“I brought Christmas”
Reviewing our current ‘Christmas trend,’ I see a big build up leading to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, celebrating the birth of our...
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