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Jobs & volunteering
Neha Review Panel
Join the National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network (NIWHN) and Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network (WNHHN) by collecting evidence, stories, and/or preparing written testimony to submit to the Neha Review Panel. Become a
Community Champion for the Neha Review Panel! Apply by April 11th.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Centretown Community Health Centre
The Centretown Community Health Centre is looking for a
Term Part Time- Community Health Worker – SCREEN , position to join the Diabetes Central Ottawa Team.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative / Initiative pour les enfants et les jeunes d’Ottawa
An expression of interest (EOI) process is being supported to identify a new host organization for the
Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative (OCYI), a collaborative/network of community organizations and agencies with a
shared vision, mission and values.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
The Nepean, Rideau, and Osgoode Community Resource Centre is hiring. We are looking for a
Development & Communications Coordinator. This is a full-time, permanent position. Apply by March 21st.
• Posted: March 13, 2025
Ottawa Food Bank
The Ottawa Food Bank is looking for a
Project Coordinator - Link2Feed Database Transition.
• Posted: March 13, 2025
Carlington Community Health Centre
The Carlington Community Health Centre is looking for a
Violence Against Women/Intimate Partner Violence Counsellor,
volunteers and new Board Members.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre / Centre de santé communautaire du sud-est d’Ottawa
The South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre is looking for a
Nurse Practitioner, a Registered Nurse and a Bilingual Community Health Worker• Posted: March 4, 2025
Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre / Centre de ressources communautaires Rideau-Rockcliffe
The Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre is looking for
Emergency Food Bank volunteers.
• Posted: February 27, 2025
CLEO Connect
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario) is creating a free self-directed online course for community workers on housing law, and are looking for new
participants for their Housing Law Course Survey – You could win a $50 gift card!
• Posted: February 27, 2025
News & events
ANCHOR – Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response / ANCRE (Solution de rechange communautaire pour l’intervention en cas de crise)
ANCHOR – Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response has
released the data of the first 11 weeks to assess its efficiency and improve service. – including an
ANCHOR: The First 11 Weeks Formative Evaluation Infographic.
• Posted: March 21, 2025
Canadian Organic Growers-Ottawa St Lawrence Outaouais Chapter
The Canadian Organic Growers-Ottawa St Lawrence Outaouais Chapter has shared its
March 2025 Newsletter.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Ottawa Tool Library
Ottawa Tool Library will host a
Show & Tell Event on March 22nd.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Ottawa Restorative Justice Network
The Ottawa Restorative Justice Network has shared its
March 2025 Newsletter.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario (hey, that's us!) have shared our
List of Out of the Cold locations (Ottawa) 2024-2025 (updated March 17th 2025).
• Posted: March 20, 2025
City of Ottawa / Ville d’Ottawa
Register for the
City of Ottawa's Cleaning the Capital 2025 Spring campaign by May 2nd. Then, get cleaning between April 15 – May 31!
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Waupoos Family Farm is now accepting
Spring and Summer vacation applications from low-income families with children 16 or younger. Refer a family who really needs a break!
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Join
Brain Freeze 2025 –Run for a Cause! Join the annual Brain Freeze 2025 run fundraiser hosted by The Chee Lab at Carleton University to promote wellness in Ottawa. Participants donate what they can and take part in a 5 km walk/run or 10 km run. This year, all proceeds will support The Good Companions Seniors’ Centre in their continuing efforts to provide care and social connections.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
The Council on Aging of Ottawa / Le Conseil sur le vieillissement d’Ottawa
The Council on Aging of Ottawa has shared its
latest Info-Flash newsletter.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO) has shared its
March 2025 IWSO Connections newsletter.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Connecting Ottawa
Connecting Ottawa has shared its
March 13th 2025 Communiqué.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
CharityVillage
CharityVillage has just shared their latest Village Vibes newsletter, including
Navigating Political and Economic Upheaval: Advice from Nonprofits on the Frontline.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
2025 Victims and Survivors of Crime Week / Semaine des victimes et des survivants d’actes criminels 2025
Justice Canada is pleased to announce that
Victims and Survivors of Crime Week (Victims Week) 2025 will take place from May 11 to 17, 2025. Registration is free but is required for each of the virtual events. The deadline for registration is May 9th, 2025
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre / Centre antifraude du Canada
March is Fraud Prevention Month #FPM2025, and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) will focus on uncovering fraud.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
The Council on Aging of Ottawa / Le Conseil sur le vieillissement d’Ottawa
On April 23rd, the Council on Aging of Ottawa will host their
2025 Spring Luncheon.
• Posted: March 13, 2025
Inuuqatigiit Centre for Inuit Children
On March 20th, the Inuuqatigiit Centre for Inuit Children, Youth and Families, in partnership with Tungasuvvingat Inuit and the Community Legal Services of Ottawa, will host their
Inuit Housing Law Clinic• Posted: March 13, 2025
Family Services Ottawa
Family Services Ottawa's
Supervised Access Program (SAP) is currently accepting applications for its visit and exchange services.
• Posted: March 13, 2025
Kind Space
Kind Space has shared its
March Kind Words Newsletter.
• Posted: March 13, 2025
Homeless Hub
The Homeless Hub has just shared their latest
Newsletter, including “It’s About Having a Sense of Belonging and Hope.”, January’s Prevention Matters! panel,
Exiting Public Systems, practical resources that practitioners can use to advise their discharge planning and more!
• Posted: March 13, 2025
Ottawa Community Foundation / Fondation communautaire d’Ottawa
The Ottawa Community Foundation's
Community Grants Program Relaunch is happening – Applications Open March 6, 2025• Posted: March 4, 2025
Ryandale Transitional Housing
Ryandale Transitional Housing just shared their
latest Community Connections Newsletter.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
Social Planning Council of Ottawa
Applications for the Social Planning Council of Ottawa's
Youth Leadership for Change Grant are now LIVE on their website.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l’Ontario
United Way East Ontario have shared their latest Newsletter, celebrating
5 years of Informative monthly UWEO Newsletters!
• Posted: March 4, 2025
Institute for Research on Public Policy
The Institute for Research on Public Policy has just shared one of its major ongoing initiatives, the
Community Transformations Project, looking at how communities in Canada might face disruption in the coming decades because of the global energy transition.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre / Centre antifraude du Canada
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has just shared a News release on how
Canadians lost over $638 million to fraud in 2024• Posted: March 4, 2025
ACORN Canada
ACORN Canada have shared their latest
Newsletter, featuring their upcoming Citywide "Spring Into Action" Meeting.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
CLEO Connect
CLEO Connect has just shared its
February 2025 Monthly Newsletter, including Resources from community organizations and What’s happening at CLEO.
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• Posted: March 4, 2025
Steps to Justice / Justice pas-à-pas
Steps to Justice has updated information about
how much companies can charge for payday loans.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) has shared its
latest 2025 Newsletter.
• Posted: February 27, 2025
Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) is pleased to announce the new
Guided Pathway for people who are being sued in Small Claims Court. This pathway allows someone to reply to the Plaintiff’s Claim, make a claim of their own, or both.
• Posted: February 27, 2025
Training & employment programs
CAPSA
On May 7, CAPSA will host a free one-hour webinar on
The Guiding Principles of Co-Leadership, co-designing projects with lived experience partners in the substance use sector
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative / Initiative pour les enfants et les jeunes d’Ottawa
On April 9th, the Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative will host an upcoming session on
Why Outdoor Risky Play is Critical in the Early Years — Now More Than Ever, with Hebah Hussaina, MSc., Outside Play Lab, UBC, University of British Columbia. Registration is free of charge – register today!
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Homeless Hub
Prevention Matters! / Canadian Observatory on Homelessness hosted a panel on
Prevention Across the Globe (Duty to Assist in Wales), and on March 26th, will host a panel on
Yes, It’s Cheaper: The Cost-Based Case for Homelessness Prevention.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Ontario Caregiver Organization
On April 1st, the Ontario Caregiver Organization will host a webinar on
National Caregiver Day 2025: We Care.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
On March 25th, Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario will host a
conference on Reporting, Disclosures and Ethical Responses to Elder Abuse.
• Posted: March 20, 2025
Youth Safe Space Canada will host a
free TECH Youth Training Program, a 12-week virtual training designed for young BIPOC individuals eager to build valuable IT skills! Explore data literacy, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and more, guided by certified trainers. Classes run from April to June 2025, after school hours. Plus, earn a certificate upon completion which can be added to resumes and CV!
• Posted: March 13, 2025
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario will co-host a TAX TALK Series of webinars with the Ontario Ministry of Finance, including
Discover Ontario’s Medical Expense and Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit on March 19th, and
Introduction to Ontario’s Estate Administration Tax on March 26th.
• Posted: March 13, 2025
CLEO Connect
On March 19th, CLEO Connect will host a webinar on
Addressing unhealthy conditions in rental housing: the case of mould.
• Posted: March 13, 2025
Around the Rainbow of Family Services Ottawa offers
training and education on sexual orientation, gender diversity and gender expression to the private sector, non-profit, and government organizations to create inclusive services and workplaces for 2SLGBTQI+ individuals and communities.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
Ontario Caregiver Organization / Organisme de soutien aux aidants naturels de l’Ontario
The Ontario Caregiver Organization will host webinars in the coming months, including
The Future is Old: How Caregivers Can Combat Ageism & Promote Dignity on June 19th,
Using Technology to Support the Caregiver-Recipient Relationship on March 20th and
Managing Caregiver Anger & Frustration: Strategies for Support & Advocacy on April 10th.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
Community Employment Resource Centre (CERC)
The Community Employment Resource Centre (CERC) is offering various workshops in March regarding employment opportunities. To register and learn more click
here.
• Posted: March 4, 2025
Online Initiative to Address Human Trafficking
The Online Initiative to Address Human Trafficking will share a webinar on
A Survivor's Perspective of Human Trafficking• Posted: March 4, 2025
uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute / Institut de Recherche sur le Cerveau de l’uOttawa
On March 6th, the uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute / Brain-Heart Interconnectome will host a
Café Scientific.
• Posted: February 27, 2025
