Brianna is a volunteer with The New Common who helps deliver food to seniors and others who need support in the neighbourhood. We spoke to Brianna to understand what motivated her to volunteer during these trying times. As an important service that operates on the front line during this pandemic, your work is very [...]
Operation Ramzieh is a volunteer organization started in Ottawa that provides grocery delivery to vulnerable seniors and others who face difficulty accessing food during the Covid19 pandemic. Although no one is turned down, priority is given to seniors, single parents and their children. Abbis Mahmoud is an Ottawa based restaurateur and is the driving [...]
The Corner @240 earlier known as the 240 Share & Reuse Space continues to be open for residents during the pandemic. The idea is to enable residents to stay home and practice social distancing while being able to comfortably carry out their day-to-day activities. During these times it is difficult to find places where [...]
Celia is a 72 year old senior living in the St. James Town community. She fell down and broke both of her legs a few months ago and is currently in a wheelchair. Celia often calls The Corner to express her gratitude for the support she gets. A few words from Celia: “The meal [...]
Progress Place has been serving the St. James Town Neighbourhood for more than 7 years now. Progress Place works with St. James Town seniors in various capacities. Since the declaration of the emergency Progress Place has been in the fore front working with our Seniors. We spoke to Criss Habal-Brosek, Executive Director to know [...]
With the government issued quarantine keeping people at home and with everyone doing their part in stopping the spread of COVID-19, concerns around mental health and isolation arise as the time we spend in our homes extends. For most that find solace in routine, the drastic change in everyday life can be very overwhelming [...]
Health Access St. James Town – Support At The Corner’s reception and in the intake office, two Health Access intake staff are making outgoing phone calls – also known as Wellness Checks - between the hours of 9am and 6pm to vulnerable seniors and clients. On the receiving end of the calls, clients express deep gratitude for the check-in and the [...]
Can you tell us about the meal program and what services it provides as well as who it serves in the community? The meal program is a program where we deliver home cooked meals to residents of the St. James Town community. We primarily deliver meals to seniors and those individuals who are isolated [...]
The work that The Corner does within the community would have not been possible without the adaptability, flexibility, and history that we share from strong partners that are willing to push the boundaries. Many of the programs, including the warm meal program, are built from the partnerships from some of The Corner’s Steering Committee members. In [...]
Mehdia Hassan co-established a visual arts program for youth living in St. James Town, Toronto, carried out research on that effort, and created her own artistic synthesis of her findings with youth participants. Hassan used the an innovative method to collaboratively explore how arts-integrated inquiry can foster mental wellbeing in five racialized St. James [...]
