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The whole night went by and we handed out the usual: sandwiches, socks, juice boxes. Finally, as we were ending our shift, one of the...

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Why do you volunteer at OIM? It’s a question that I have been asking our volunteers lately. The answers that have come back have had one...

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...

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

John’s colourful dress reflected his mood and his outlook. I had once told him he reminded me of a peacock because he always had feathers...

But it is the mundane, the everyday events, that can have the biggest impact. My role at the drop-in is that of a greeter. Some say it is...

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...