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Oct 30, 2019
The 52-Hertz Whale
Have you ever met someone who is just amazing at remembering names? That person who you met once 3 years ago, who remembers your name as...
Aug 9, 2019
A Tough Night
It was a particularly rough start to the night at Innercity Arts. One of the youth had arrived in distress, suffering from a mental...
Jul 11, 2019
Learning to Carve
Larissa volunteering at the 2017 festival Every year, the Canadian Stone Carving Festival raises funds for Innercity Arts. Many young...
Jun 24, 2019
A Glimpse into Mental Illness
Damon was downtown one afternoon, when he began to sense the ever too familiar feelings of anxiety and depression taking over: quickening...
Mar 29, 2019
Resilient Heroes
Resiliency is the ability to recovery readily after being bent or stretched from adversity. I have about 50 heroes in my life; all of...
Mar 20, 2019
10 Years of Innercity Arts
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,...
Feb 14, 2019
New Bursary Program
For the past several years, the Canadian Stone Carving Festival has raised funds for Innercity Arts. The festival founders are passionate...
Dec 10, 2018
Larissa’s Journey: Off The Streets
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...
Dec 5, 2018
Larissa’s Journey: Life On My Own – Homeless On The Streets
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...
Dec 3, 2018
Larissa’s Journey: Teen Years
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...
Nov 28, 2018
Larissa’s Journey: Early Years in Foster Care
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...
Nov 26, 2018
Larissa’s Journey: My Earliest Memories
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...
Nov 16, 2018
Showing Love Through Food
Each month, Terri drops off a home cooked meal for the youth of Innercity Arts. She always puts such love and care into her meals, making...
Sep 27, 2018
The Street Youth Who Changed My Life
The poem was heart wrenching, it really struck a chord. It talks about a young man’s struggle, his pain with life and how he finally...
Sep 7, 2018
When the Streets are Safer than Affordable Housing
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...
Feb 22, 2018
Conversation at the Drop-In
“I’ve been on my own a long time. I left home when I was 10. Been on my own ever since.” Edward told me this as we sat together in the...
Sep 7, 2017
One evening, while on street outreach…
Later that evening, my young street outreach partner and I met 52 street friends. They represented all facets of this diverse culture;...
Jun 14, 2017
Stone Carving Workshop
Innercity Arts was lucky enough to have Patrick Imai, a local carver, volunteer his time to come in to teach us about soap stone carving....
Jun 2, 2017
Loss, Hope and Joy
“You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,” Psalm 30: 11...
May 8, 2017
“At Risk”
The term “at risk youth” is thrown around a lot, often without much thought or care. It’s a label that can feel very cold and...
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