On Thursday and Friday of this week, volunteers and staff of Operation Come Home braved the cold to raise awareness and funds to support people in Ottawa. Each year more than 1400 young people experience homelessness in our City. None of them are homeless by … Continue reading24 Hours of success
Operation Come Home is proud to announce the public launch of our newest social enterprise, HousingWorks. Through HousingWorks, we will be taking a lead role in expanding the supply of affordable housing for youth experiencing homelessness in Ottawa. In the coming months our team will … Continue readingIncreasing Affordable Housing through HousingWorks
Spending time connecting with animals can have extremely positive effects for youth with mental health challenges or past experiences of trauma. This is why Operation Come Home, in partnership with the LivX Alliance and Mādahòkì Farm, is launching a new program “On Horse Time” that gives … Continue readingEquine Experiences for youth launch
This month, Operation Come Home is pleased to welcome our newest staff member, John Heckbert. John is joining OCH as the new Associate Executive Director. He has longstanding experience in the charitable sector, having worked in non-profits for more than twenty years. A Message from … Continue readingWelcome John!
“I found myself homeless at 16 years old, living in the young women’s shelter. I was a difficult teenager, going with the wrong crowd and did not have a care in the world. I started going to Operation Come Home because I had no where … Continue readingDanielle’s Story
Ingredients 4-8 eggs (depends on how hungry you are) ¼ cup white vinegar or cider/white wine if that’s all you have 1 small squash 500mL plain yogurt 1 cups long grain brown rice 1 can chickpeas 1 cup spinach or baby spinach-washed 2 radishes-sliced as … Continue readingHarriet Clunie’s 2017 Poor Chefs Winning Recipe
Like many of you, I have seen and experienced the power of education to transform lives and enrich our country. Like most of you, several of the successes I have enjoyed in my life spring directly from the high-quality schooling I received. And perhaps like … Continue readingA message from Canada’s former Governor General David Johnston
“What are the programs you support at Operation Come Home?” “I have no idea.” When Ken McLachlan says he has no idea what ReMax/Hallmark supports at OCH, it makes perfect sense. Ken, the owner of this region’s ReMax/Hallmark, doesn’t look at programs, he looks at … Continue readingKen McLachlan at Remax/HallmARK
Along with The Snowsuit Fund, Operation Come Home was one of the recipient charities at the annual Ottawa Police Services gala in 2019. It’s great to know OPS has us and our youth in their hearts, and we can’t thank them enough for lending a … Continue readingThank you, Ottawa Police Services
As we continue the focus on the gift of gratitude, I would like to express the gratitude Operation Come Home has for the Rotary Club of Ottawa. Kateri Clark, President of the Rotary Club of Ottawa, was excited to share that the 2018-2019 Rotary International theme … Continue readingRotary Club of Ottawa: Partners in achievement
