In Ottawa, the people who use drugs who were engaged in the efforts to protect the health of their community and to advocate for the services they and their community […]
Responding to Crisis
Like many of you, I read about the deadly assaults that took place out of Kingston’s Integrated Care Hub with horror and dread. I feel horror about the terrible, violent […]
Client Shoutout
Adamie P went with RTR staff to see a Pink Floyd tribute band!Stu S is moving into housing at Carruthers after a very long wait downtown! 9 clients from Merivale […]
Staff Shoutout – Jessie CCW
Jessie has worked in several of our programs and has consistently shown such love and care to our clients. She goes the extra mile all the time-playing music to make […]
Staff Shoutout – Amanda RN
Amanda has been with us since 2008 and it is with a very sad heart that we let the team know that she is moving on to try something new-her […]
Program Highlight
For this edition of the OICH newsletter, we wanted to highlight a program that has been making us proud! Our Merivale Supportive Living building opened with Shepherds of Good Hope […]
Update on the Toxic Drug Supply
We knew that the arrival of the toxic drug supply in Ontario would lead to an exponential rise in the number of drug toxicity deaths due to the failure of […]
About HART Hubs
There is a worrying trend of elected officials trying to place the blame for decades of failed social policy on those who have experienced the most harm because of them. […]
A Word on the Toxic Drug Crisis
On August 9th, 2015, we got our first warning that something different was happening to the drug supply in Canada.16 overdoses in one day in Vancouver was enough to sound […]
Welcome to our blog page!
Connectedness Welcome to our blog page where we will be sharing our perspectives with the hope of generating a broader understanding of the amazing people we serve and the joys […]