Shepherds NEWS

Maddie started working at Shepherds of Good Hope the same day she came out as transgender. This is her story of acceptance, allyship and hope.

Game on! The 2nd Annual Hockey Helps the Homeless Charity Hockey Tournament is back – March 28, 2024! Join us and NHL Alumni as they join ten teams to raise $ for Shepherds of Good Hope.

$1-million Taggart donation to fund supportive housing, community kitchen and new fullday drop-in program.

Shepherds of Good Hope installs new windows thanks to funding from the Ontario Trillim Foundation and Government of Ontario.

Love Grows at Shepherds of Good Hope Community Kitchen. On Saturday nights, the Shepherds of Good Hope Community Kitchen bustles with energy. People arrive early for a warm meal, a place out of the cold, and a smile from the volunteers graciously serving them.

Shepherds of Good Hope (SGH) and Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation (SGHF) are pleased to announce the appointments of Stephen Bartolo to CEO of Shepherds of Good Hope and David Gourlay to CEO of Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation, effective July 1, 2023.

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.

Sponsors of Shepherds of Good Hope’s annual fundraiser, Taste for Hope, came together to mark the return of our signature fundraiser.

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.

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.