BLOG

Back to “Bob”: this is a man who has seen every province in our great country. This is a man who has been through many traumas, who will...

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...

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...

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...

Today, she tells me she is waiting to get a call from her Band to book a flight home. Two of her sisters are in the hospital. One is...

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...

Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words.  Each week in December, on Mondays and...

Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words.  Each week in December, on Mondays and...

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...

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...

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...

Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words.  Each week in December, on Mondays and...

Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words.  Each week in December, on Mondays and...

Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words.  Each week in December, on Mondays and...

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...

Sam is a street artist who I met several years ago. He created the beautiful work of art above. I asked him  to do a wood burning...