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“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. The sitter is merely the accident, the...

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

Hi my name is Danielle. I just want to say thanks for letting me tell my story here on family radio CHRI.  Telling my story and having...

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

You and I don’t know each other – but I felt a connection with you.

Last week, local artist and OIM volunteer Ruth Allison did a workshop with the youth at Innercity Arts. She talked to the youth about her...

Innercity Arts reached a significant milestone this week: we registered our 100th youth. This is a pretty amazing feat, given the...

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

A few weeks ago, I was looking through an old box of memories from my childhood when I found this: It was a valentine I received when I...

Some people have a policy to only give food to panhandlers. Some even get offended if the panhandler rejects the offer of food. For these...

It was a particularly cold night on outreach last week when we came across Brian. It was our first time meeting Brian – who informed us...

That’s when Jocelyne approached. (Jocelyne is an older woman who struggles with schizophrenia. She has lived on the streets for several...

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

I couldn’t tell for sure if she needed help so I tried to make eye contact with. She approached me and looked into my outreach bag,...

Pillowcase dress After almost two years doing foot-care at OIM’s Tuesday drop in, I recently switched to Monday evenings with the Passion...

Well it had to be written about; crossing boundaries. How does an outreach worker stay neutral in the face of adversity? How do you face...

In July 2014, the Passion 4 Youth Fine Arts Program had reached full capacity. We had  20 youth in a tiny room – with no space for any...

Last year, this video was put out by a shelter in New York City. You’ve probably seen it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jSKLtmYdM In...

Last week, I was doing outreach downtown when I came across Ben. Ben is one of the “oldtimers” – one of several men who have been on the...

He grew up on a native reserve, where the cruel history of the church was ever-present. For Allan, the church building was not a safe...