Our food trucks will be on the road as usual this Family Day, Monday, February 16! 🚚💙
Check out the full schedule here: https://ottawamission.com/ottawa-mission-food-truck-weekly-schedule/
#MoreThanAShelter #FoodTrucks #OttCity
Registration required, limited spots available: ottawamission.com/workshops/
#MoreThanAShelter
The evening will also feature a dynamic panel discussion on the challenges faced by African/Caribbean/Black community members and ways to overcome them, a creative and business showcase, and special catering by Chef Ric's featuring recipes from FSTP students' home countries.
Legacy in Motion: BHM Community Showcase connects Ottawa’s diverse African/Caribbean/Black youth with local Black-owned business leaders and graduates from the Ottawa Mission’s Food Services and Maintenance Services Training Programs.
Join us on Tuesday, Feb 24, for a community-led showcase in partnership with Smart Youth Network Ottawa in celebration of Black History Month.
🎟️ This is a free event, but registration is required: https://ottawamission.com/workshops/
*Limited sport available.
Graphic information that reads: 📞 211: Non-emergency support, including drop-in centres, food programs, health resources, and access to winter clothing 📞 311: Help finding overnight shelter or transportation out of the cold 🚨 911: Life-threatening emergencies, including hypothermia or severe frostbite
⚠️ Dangerously frigid temperatures are expected tonight and into early Friday morning.
This puts people without housing at an increased risk.
If you see someone outside and in distress, please refer to these emergency numbers.
Please share this information & help keep our community safe!
The workshop is structured around a series of facilitated small-group discussions and activities, that lead to the creation of personalized "elevator pitches" for each advocate to use with their elected officials during public consultations.
With the 2026 municipal budget process underway, our city is making decisions that will affect our community for days to come. This is the one of the most effective times to make our voices heard.
The Ottawa Mission invites you to join us for an advocacy training workshop in partnership with Smart Youth Network Ottawa: ottawamission.com/workshops/
Reminder for ward 1 residents 🤓 your budget consultation with Councilor Luloff is tomorrow 👀
7:30-9:30, Maple Hall, 2552 Old Montreal Road
Here's what you need to show up prepared: https://ottawamission.com/tools
This Halloween, there is a scary monster patrolling our city. It isn't a ghost or a goblin, it's the economic incentive that turns basic housing into a commodity.
Read our latest blog post https://ottawamission.com/blog/
#MoreThanAShelter
Ward 5 West Carleton, are you prepared for tonight's city budget consultation with Councilor Kelly?
We've got you covered with everything you need to know to stand up for the most vulnerable members in your community: https://ottawamission.com/tools
How does our city perceive homelessness? We're working with Algonquin College nursing students to find out. Help us address stigma by taking this quick, confidential survey.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrL4e1UrCHCgyiGYgYaVGCqn2_a7lTprZ4hdCU7ttrJ9e_SQ/viewform?pli=1
Can't make it?
Send your councilor a letter, and demand investment in the upstream solutions that prevent homelessness and food insecurity in our neighbourhoods: ottawamission.com/action/
Hey Ottawa, do you live in wards 19, 20, or 21? 👀
This is your budget consultation reminder.
Tonight, 7:30-9:30, at 5660 Osgoode Main Street, in the Fred Alexander room.
Here is everything you require to champion your neighbours in need: ottawamission.com/tools
Bookmark our Advocacy page to access key talking points on homelessness prevention, recent studies, and action calendars. ottawamission.com/tools
Do you live in Ward 9: Knoxdale-Merivale?
Councillor Sean Devine wants to hear from you. The 2026 #OttBudget is being drafted now. Take this quick survey to tell him what your priorities are: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The 2026 City Budget consultations have started. To help you make an impact, we created an advocacy action hub that equips you with the tools to champion your neighbors in need, and to address the root causes of homelessness in our city.
https://ottawamission.com/tools
The upcoming city budget is an opportunity to put our resources into the evidence-based programs to build a healthier city for all.
It takes less than 60 seconds to tell your councillor to invest in these solutions. Send a letter now.
ottawamission.com/action/
A Canadian study found that for every $10 spent on housing supports, our community saved $21.72 on emergency services, hospital stays, and justice system costs (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2014).
That’s why we are advocating for City Council to 👉 support the expansion of not-for-profit housing 👈
Investing to prevent homelessness is more effective, and less costly than managing it after the fact.
ottawamission.com/action/
Did you know that the average Canadian is roughly two missed paycheques away from facing a financial crisis that could put their housing at risk? Homelessness can happen to anyone. Like falling into a river.
Great to see you there, Councillor Kavanagh @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social, and thanks so much for your support!
Ending homelessness is a team sport, and it was fantastic to see so many partners and neighbours working together toward the same finish line 😊
It takes less than 60 seconds to make your voice heard. Use our simple tool to send a letter to City Council and demand a smarter, more compassionate budget for our city.
ottawamission.com/action/
This isn't a report card we can afford to ignore. This provincial failure is a key reason why our municipal services are at a breaking point and why the upcoming city budget is so critical. It's our city's most important opportunity to invest in the local, upstream solutions that we know will work.
The report highlights what we see every day: a social safety net that is unravelling at the seams. With social assistance rates that leave people living 64% below the poverty line, it's no wonder that homelessness and food insecurity are at record highs.
The new 2025 Poverty Report Card from Food Banks Canada is out, and the results for our province are shameful. Ontario has received a grade of D- for its failure to address the deepening poverty crisis.
The Ottawa Mission reaffirms its commitment to listening, to learning, and to advocating for the culturally safe, Indigenous-led housing solutions that are essential for healing and building a more just community for all.
When the government refused to act on his findings and suppressed his report, he published it himself, at great personal and professional cost. Reconciliation is not just for one day, it's a commitment that must be woven into the fabric of our daily work.
A powerful moment was visiting the grave of Dr Peter Bryce (1893 - 1932). His official report documented the horrific and preventable death rates of children in residential schools, particularly from tuberculosis, due to unsanitary and overcrowded conditions.
