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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...

As we near the 10th anniversary of Innercity Arts, I wanted to look back on how the program came about. I recently spoke with Jason Pino,...

Our love of nurturing nature in this simple way brings great joy. While most of us understand the need to nurture God’s creation, helping...

One chilly Sunday afternoon early in April our team crossed Dalhousie Street at Rideau. There in front of a popular cafe, amidst the...

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...

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

I want to share a short, but quite wonderful, blessing I received from my street-engaged friend named ‘Bob.’ When you are on the streets,...

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

I see it each Sunday night in the stylish clothes some people wear or the cars others don’t have. It’s visible in their health or...

You see her every day on your way to work. Usually she is sitting at Tim Horton’s or resting on a bench. She is hard to miss – a small...

Later that evening, my young street outreach partner and I met 52 street friends. They represented all facets of this diverse culture;...

It happened as I got on the bus & looked around for an empty spot. “There she is!” I heard someone say. It was Ted. He was sitting alone....

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 I’m Danielle. My wish is that everyone has someone to be with this Christmas, and if not, that they feel God is with them, that His...

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

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

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

Lots of people tell me that they think I’m doing so much when they hear that I do street outreach with OIM. I go out each week to hand...

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...