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At our drop in staff and volunteers meet early for some words of encouragement and a time of prayer.  The brief passage of Scripture was...

Some have asked me to print a story that Brent Daley, one of my buddies at our drop in, has written.  Here it is, with only moderate...

Harry has been desperately searching for shelter since he was released from jail three months ago.  He has been squeaky clean – no drugs...

Speaking with Brent at the drop in last week, I discoverd he had an aptitude and interest in writing.  I asked him to write about our...

‘So what kind of success rate do you have with people?’  I looked at this person while a whirlwind of thoughts raced around in my head,...

Just a few weeks ago we initiated chiropractic care at our drop in.  What an amazing outreach! Dr. Greg Payne from Ottawa came to us last...

Our street youth art program, ‘Passion for Youth’ is making an impact on young people’s lives.  Last year we had nine street-engaged...

Tom is back, and is doing well. He came to see me last Friday and has been ‘in and out’ of the office all week.  He has hit the ground...

Tom Called (see previous blogs re. Injustice) While I was away in Vancouver I received the following email from our front line...

Two Different Worlds In Vancouver for the Roundtable on Poverty and Homelessness meetings this past week, I took opportunity to cross the...

A heavy heart is mine as I write what will probably be the last blog about Tom until he is released.  There are several reasons for this,...

I  am sorry to report that Tom is still in detention – the ‘proper’ name for jail, although there is nothing ‘proper’ about it at all. ...

A miserable week – especially if you are incarcerated.  Here’s an update about my buddy ‘Tom’. ‘Tom’ is not his real name, but there may...