Justice Desserts
It is with great pleasure that we wish to invite you all to attend Jus†ice Desserts, our second annual live and silent auction dessert celebration and fundraiser on October 4. All proceeds will go towards our drop-in services, street outreach, and youth art program. For details, please read below: HONOURARY AUCTION KEYNOTE SPEAKER Reverend Greg Paul Author of "God in the Alley: Being and Seeing Jesus in a Broken World", and "The Twenty Piece Shuffle: Why the Poor and the Rich Need Each Other", and founder and director of Sanctuary Ministries, Toronto. · MONDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2010 • METROPOLITAN BIBLE CHURCH 2176 Prince of Wales Drive • Ottawa, Ontario · HONOURARY ...
Summer Street Survival Kit
Build a "Summer Street Survival Kit" This gift will help our outreach teams make a great connection with people on the streets of our city AND it will bring practical help in positive ways!! In a large BACKPACK or DUFFEL BAG, put the following: one summer sleeping bag white cotton tube socks one pair wool socks toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, bar soap, deodorant New Testament drinking boxes (pack of 3) water bottles chocolate bar, no nuts a personal note "from a friend" (this means a lot!!) gift coupons (fast food would be a good choice) We also need: backpacks bottled water Canadian Tire money food vouchers first aid supplies bus tickets christian books, videos and cds juice (3) packs cotton socks for the Drop-In ...
Be a Champion for the Poor
You can become a champion to help people who are experiencing poverty and homelessness. If something you have seen in your city, this website or on the streets, you can make a difference right where you are. Perhaps coming and doing street outreach or being a volunteer at our drop in services is not a possibility for you. You can still make a difference right where you are. Decide what you would like to do about it. Would you be willing to give up one week’s allowance to help someone? Would you give up a lunch out next week? Contact your network ...
Urban Intervention Training
Wish to volunteer with us? Don’t miss our next Urban Intervention Training classes for new volunteers. We offer a very popular fast track learning program including: Street Culture, Addictions, Mental health issues, Assets Based Community Development, Boundaries, Safety and more... Our next training will take place on the following days: Saturday, September 18th, 2010, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 4 following Tuesday nights, 7:00pm-9:00pm $50 fee waived for all who become O.I.M. volunteers Dominion Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper Street. Call now to register!
LIfe on the Streets 3: Panhandling
We see people panhandling for loose change all the time in our cities. It’s commonplace. We have come to adopt certain attitudes towards panhandlers and developed our own patterns of giving (or not). We make assumptions about those who would ask us for a handout, and we have prejudices about the different approaches people take when asking for money. However we respond, we walk away and the next person on the sidewalk is hit for a donation. Generally, those who ask, ask unashamedly, without reservation, boldly, maybe even arrogantly. Some have learned to hit the right buttons and tell one (maybe of several) stories that have brought them success in the past. It looks so easy, like anyone... Read more
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