Shepherds of the Front Line
An inside perspective on what it takes to foster hope and reduce harm in Ottawa.
Ending Chronic Homelessness Starts With Home
Shepherds of Good Hope President and CEO, Deirdre Freiheit shares the Starts With Home campaign, an Ottawa-based non-partisan coalition advocating for affordable housing as a key priority in the upcoming election.
read moreShepherds Thanks Taste for Hope Sponsors
Sponsors of Shepherds of Good Hope’s annual fundraiser, Taste for Hope, came together to mark the return of our signature fundraiser.
read moreShelter Leaders Call for Pandemic Pay Increase from Province
The leaders of the four major shelters in Ottawa, as well as Ottawa Inner City Health and the John Howard Society are asking the province to give pandemic pay to shelter workers.
read moreDeirdre Freiheit on The Sam Laprade Show
Our President and CEO Deirdre Freiheit had the chance to speak with the wonderful Sam Laprade with CityNews 101.1, where they discussed some of the challenges that people experiencing homelessness face here in Ottawa.
read moreFreiheit: 216 Murray Project Will Help Byward Market Too
The COVID-19 pandemic, the toxic drug supply, and the housing crisis have all hit our community hard. As COVID forced many closures and service restrictions, homelessness in Ottawa’s Byward Market became much more visible.
read moreOpen-Air Drop-in Program Opens at Shepherds of Good Hope
Shepherds of Good Hope (SGH) is pleased to partner with Ottawa Inner City Health (OICH) and the City of Ottawa to provide an Open-Air Drop-in Program for people experiencing homelessness in Ottawa.
read moreShepherds of Good Hope: Creating Community for All in Lowertown
When we treat people who are experiencing homelessness with empathy and compassion, we see the individual. Their beautiful, tragic and inspiring stories are part of the diverse history of the Lowertown community.
read moreJoint Statement on Shelter COVID Outbreaks
Joint statement between Shepherds of Good Hope, The Salvation Army, Cornerstone Housing for Women, and The Ottawa Mission on the current COVID-19 outbreaks in our shelters.
read moreShepherds of Good Hope on an Hour to Give
Shepherds of Good Hope was on an Hour to Give with Sam Laprade. Click here to hear some inspiring stories.
read moreNational Housing Day: Case Management View on Housing
This pandemic has been brutal on everyone, but especially for those who are experiencing homelessness. Getting an apartment has been nearly impossible. See the perspectives of our case mangers during the COVID-19 pandemic in this intimate and realistic “day-in-a-life”.
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