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Jul 22, 2013
Unexpectedly – my day completely turned for the BEST!!
Sitting in a coffee shop in Hintonburg last week with all my attention focused on the completion of a report for an upcoming meeting, my...
Jul 17, 2013
Labels
Addict…criminal…abuse victim… These are just some of the labels that street youth give themselves. They are so used to people focusing on...
Jul 8, 2013
Caring Volunteers
Every Thursday evening in the P4Y art room, 20 or so youth gather and let their creative juices flow. On a typical night, one youth is in...
Aug 17, 2012
A Change of Focus
When asked about the Passion 4 Youth Arts Program, I generally find myself bragging about the youth I work with, and going on and on...
Jan 3, 2012
New blog coming soon!!
#Homelessness #homelessnessontario #homelessnessottawa #streetwork #AssetsBasedCommunityDevelopment #Addictions #ArtTherapy #Dignity...
Dec 21, 2011
Rachel’s Gift, the final episode: Rachel Speaks for Herself
This is the eighth and final episode of “Rachel’s Gift”. Listen as Rachel finally reveals her “Gift”. Invite your friends to listen and...
Dec 19, 2011
Rachel’s Gift, Episode Seven: Looking towards the future
“Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23. To listen to the audio backgrounder, click: Rachel’s Gift episode 7 If you...
Dec 12, 2011
Rachel’s Gift, Episode Five: The Birth of Hope
“Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23. To listen to the audio backgrounder, click: Rachel’s Gift episode 5 If you...
Dec 7, 2011
Rachel’s Gift, Episode Four, The spiral downwards continues…
“Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23. Go to www.chri.ca for the audio backgrounders to Rachel’s stories. This time when...
Dec 5, 2011
Rachel’s Gift, Episode Three, “My first line, and move to Ottawa”
“Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23. To listen to the audio backgrounder, click: Rachel’s Gift episode 3 If you missed...
Nov 30, 2011
Rachel’s Gift: Episode Two, The early years: ages 9 to 16
Rachel’s Gift is an 8 part series until December 23. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click: Rachel’s Gift episode...
Nov 18, 2011
Kids on the Street
Sometimes people talk to me about how they came to be on the streets, and there are as many reasons as there are people. Whether young...
Oct 27, 2011
COME AS YOU ART, Art Auction & Coffee House
We wish to invite you to our next PASSION 4 YOUTH ART AUCTION showcasing the artwork and musical talents of street-engaged youth this...
Oct 2, 2011
Wrongs turning out Right!
Mich and his mother came to be friends of OIM first through our outreach teams and then started coming to the drop in. Mich is 19 and...
Sep 19, 2011
Street Outreach: An Encounter!
The Street Outreach team met Bess and Ken near Confederation Park near the first of September. They came up to us asking for sleeping...
Jul 25, 2011
Eddy turns himself in!
Our youth outreach worker recounted this story of last Monday’s events, and I thought you would be interested. Eddy was one of the first...
Jul 4, 2011
Now That’s ART!!
Our recent youth art show was a hit! Great venue, great art, great food and guests – but there is a dynamic to the whole scenario that...
Jun 24, 2011
Just ‘doing their job’? You decide…
A few weeks ago, one of our street youth was found drowned in the Ottawa River. I can tell you he came from a broken home, with all the...
Jun 6, 2011
GOLF Fund Raiser for Street Youth Outreach
Our street youth art program is really making a difference in young people’s lives. Street-engaged youth are finding housing,...
Feb 4, 2011
Youth Art Show III
A totally unexpected outcome was realized at our youth art show just a few months ago, and I don’t think I told you about it. So have a...
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