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Wednesday night team on the first snowy night of the season. When OIM staff pack up for the day and lock the doors at 4pm, we know that...

“Mandalas are an ancient artistic technique used in many cultures around the world as an aid to understanding who we are as individuals...

Larissa’s Journey is a blog series that we hope will offer insight and understanding into the lives of one of the young people in the...

You may be surprised to learn that I have heard this been said many times. Today, it was said by Sarah – a young person in our art...

I have been asked if we had the following items from different people who have come to our door at different times. Things like: pens,...

One of those individuals who I have met while on street outreach is “Bob.” Bob has been living on the streets for many years. I count it...

When someone from the street experiences loss, their own isolation and marginalization is often compounded with the question: Does anyone...

And yet, they are all there with the same message: “I want your attention.” The reward in the discovery of a “blur” is like a box waiting...

Beth comes every Wednesday all the way from the outskirts of Ottawa to the downtown core, where she has been volunteering at the Office...

On a recent family vacation to BC, we witnessed polite but dishevelled panhandlers plying their trade amidst the more decidedly destitute...

Some seem helpless and solely dependent upon one or more of the many institutions, like Ottawa Innercity Ministries (OIM), whose support...

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...