Operation Come Home

Do you know a young person who has past involvement with the justice system, and is looking to make progress on their employment or education goals? Operation Come Home staff can help. Through Progress Works we help youth achieve their self-directed goals while providing support for basic needs like transportation, groceries, and other essentials. To learn more, contact us at [email protected] .

All Hands on Deck is underway! If you come to Beyond the Pale Brewing Company at 250 City Centre drive you can bid on some incredible art and pick up a T-shirt made by our youth.

ALL HANDS ON DECK 2026 We are excited to ring in another year of ALL HANDS ON DECK. We believe that this year we have the largest skateboard art show in the world, with 287 boards currently lining the walls of our taproom.The auction is now LIVE (LINK). We are hosting the auction through Mobilbid once again and using Stri...

Operation Come Home's team is thrilled to be part of Move for Youth, a great springtime United Way initiative to get people active when the warmer weather arrives.

Move for Youth Move for Youth is a free fitness challenge powered by National Bank. Every step helps local kids, in support of United Way East Ontario and Centraide Outaouis.

Please join us for Operation Come Home's annual general meeting, taking place Wednesday May 27th at 1:00pm at Operation Come Home's headquarters at 150 Gloucester Street, Ottawa.

Operation Come Home: Annual General Meeting 2026 Please join us for Operation Come Home's Annual General Meeting, taking place on Wednesday May 27th, 2026 at 150 Gloucester Street, Ottawa.

All Hands on Deck is back! Check out the incredible work of artists across Ottawa, including some of our youth at Operation Come Home, at Beyond the Pale Brewing Company at 250 City Centre Drive. Proceeds from the auction of these decks help support Operation Come Home and the Ottawa Mission. Thank you Beyond the Pale for supporting our work! And congrats to our art teachers Dan Martelock and Sara Prisma on creating some beautiful decks.

ALL HANDS ON DECK 2026 We are excited to ring in another year of ALL HANDS ON DECK. We believe that this year we have the largest skateboard art show in the world, with 287 boards currently lining the walls of our taproom.The auction is now LIVE (LINK). We are hosting the auction through Mobilbid once again and using Stri...

Thank you Bags of Promise for your wonderful support of Operation Come Home and the youth who come to our drop-in Resource Centre!
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Our team is very concerned about our youth and what will happen with the coming closure of safe consumption sites in Ottawa.

We know first-hand that supervised consumption saves lives. In the final 10 months of 2025, the site at Sandy Hill reversed 798 overdoses. The people there survived because care was immediately available.

Some of these people are youth who are coming to Operation Come Home.

Safe consumption sites provide vital access to care, and a place to connect with people who are among our city’s most vulnerable. They help keep youth alive while they are working on their long-term goals to achieve housing, employment, improved mental health, and their substance use.

Our team is very concerned about our youth and what will happen with the coming closure of safe consumption sites in Ottawa.

We know first-hand that supervised consumption saves lives. In the final 10 months of 2025, the site at Sandy Hill reversed 798 overdoses. The people there survived because care was immediately available.

Some of these people are youth who are coming to Operation Come Home.

Safe consumption sites provide vital access to care, and a place to connect with people who are among our city's most vulnerable. They help keep youth alive while they are working on their long-term goals to achieve housing, employment, improved mental health, and their substance use.

Operation Come Home's building at 150 Gloucester Street is closed today due to the incoming ice storm. Anyone seeking help can call 3-1-1 to learn about other options for community support.

Today we want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who made this powerful event possible.

A special thank you to United Way for organizing such a meaningful axe-throwing event in support of mental health awareness. Creating spaces for connection, conversation, and community impact truly matters.

Thank you to TD Canada for being an incredible sponsor and championing initiatives that strengthen our community. Your support helps turn important conversations into real action.

We are also grateful to BATL Grounds for hosting and creating such a welcoming and energizing space for the event.

To the Ottawa Redblacks players who came out to stand with us and advocate for mental health — your presence and support sends a powerful message.

And finally, a huge shout out to our amazing OCH staff members who showed up to represent with pride. Your commitment to community and youth is what drives this work forward every day.

Together, we continue to break stigma, build connection, and stand up for mental health