Tag "The Furniture Bank"
Matthew House planning second expansion in two years
With a boom in new refugees coming to Ottawa, Matthew House is expanding for a second time since the start of the pandemic. The growing demand also led The Furniture Bank (which collects furniture donations and distributes them to those in need) to […]
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Men’s ministries clean up nicely
Volunteers from Ottawa PointMen Ministry teamed up with members of Community Life Church to send two local neighbourhoods a message. The ministries coordinated a “soft entry” into what they hope will be an ongoing outreach into the community around […]
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House of refuge
After 35 years in real estate, Theresa Quann Bakker knows all the tricks to helping people find the right house to call home. But a few years ago, she found an area with serious challenges. The discovery set her on a personal quest to open […]
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I was a stranger and you invited me in
When refugees come to Canada, they typically bring almost nothing with them. Various government and private sponsorship programs help provide housing and food security for the first year, but the process of integrating into society is challenging. Often refugees face dire poverty. That’s where […]
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