Helpers

Helping with Furniture has seen a 33 per cent increase in demand during COVID-19, and is going to need a hand getting through the winter.

Meg Kelly credits the COVID-19 pandemic for providing her with the fuel to get the library up and running.  

Ottawa's Warrior Yoga has partnered with various charities, providing weekly yoga classes to those recovering from violence, conflict, abuse, poverty and discrimination

Although loss is the central theme of the Motherlove Project, Janet Gwilliam-Wright wants women to know that the ability to share in this experience isn’t limited to death.

Kate Punnett, owner of City Love Flowers, wasn't sure what she was going to do when COVID-19 hit, but soon found a worthy cause that would keep her creative juices flowing while helping others.

Community Supported Gratitude, a spin on community supported agriculture, receives Awesome Ottawa’s $1000 micro-grant for the month of July

“We’re hoping this will motivate people for a few different reasons: they’ll know that the money their item elicits will go to the charity of their choosing, they’ll feel good knowing that their item is being repurposed, and they’re also getting a tax receipt,” says creator John Farah.

Local youth-led nonprofit Ally Squared is currently exploring avenues for allyship between First Nation, Métis, Inuit, Immigrant and Refugee communities.

A complex is set to be erected in the Preston/Gladstone area, and PAL Ottawa hopes to offer 60 per cent of its units at a reduced rental rate.

Preventative measures and messages of hope in the midst of the pandemic can be found in “Together, Apart: Life during the Coronavirus.”