Shepherds NEWS

Deirdre Freiheit talks with Sam Laprade on 1310 News about how Shepherds of Good Hope is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.

As the COVID-19 situation unfolds in Ottawa, Shepherds of Good Hope is working closely with all community partners and Ottawa Public Health to ensure the health and safety of everyone who interacts with our organizations.

As the COVID-19 situation unfolds in Ottawa, Shepherds of Good Hope is working closely with all community partners and Ottawa Public Health to ensure the health and safety of everyone who interacts with our organizations.

As the COVID-19 situation unfolds in Ottawa, The Ottawa Mission, Shepherds of Good Hope, The Salvation Army, and Cornerstone Housing for Women are working closely with Ottawa Public Health and Ottawa Inner City Health to ensure the health and safety of everyone who interacts with our organizations.

Eliminating chronic homelessness in Ottawa is achievable; however it can’t be done by one person, organization or level of government alone. Read Deirdre Freiheit’s article here.

Shepherds of Good Hope Supports Housing Emergency Motion. In 2018, there were almost 8,000 unique individuals using an emergency shelter, a 6.5% increase from the previous year, and an all-time high. The same year, there were over 12,000 individuals on the social housing waiting list, a 14.8% increase and another all-time high.

On Wednesday night, our generous community gathered to support Shepherds of Good Hope for the Grinch Dinner. Thank you to everyone who attended!

Deirdre Freiheit, president and CEO of Shepherds of Good Hope was on Rogers TV with Dylan Black to talk about Shepherds’ place in the community and our response to being at capacity every night.

Shepherds of Good Hope (SGH) is thrilled to receive a $20,000 Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund grant to support Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training for its front line staff and volunteers.

Deirdre Freiheit, President and CEO reaches out to the community to talk about the need to end the stigma around homelessness this World Homeless Day, October 10th.