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Our community is filled with inspiring people on incredible journeys. Their stories of hope come in all shapes and sizes. Here are some of our favourites.

CityKidz Ottawa – Summer to Remember
The Playhouse is closed for the summer, but our Home Visit program continues year-round and this summer we brought back the Fun Squad! We began this

CityKidz Ottawa – Spring Season Carnival
Saturday, June 17th, was our last official Playhouse date for the season and we decided to celebrate CityKidz and the Kidz with our first-ever, definitely-not-our last,

CityKidz Ottawa – City Hall Award for CityKidz Child!
No words can fully express how so very proud we are of Drake Mackenzie, one of our CityKidz Ottawa kids, who, on May 11, 2023 was

CityKidz Ottawa – Feeling, Good, Good, Good
Every time we get together at CityKidz, we always have a time of singing and dancing. The kids enjoy this a lot and we hope the

CityKidz Ottawa – A Break from Living in a High Stress Environment
A Break from Living in a High Stress Environment This winter, during our home visits, ten-year-old “Peter” kept telling us that he couldn’t wait for the

CityKidz Ottawa – Teti’s Story
Meet Teti Kabetu. Teti joined our staff at CityKidz Ottawa last year to work as our Director Wendy Turpin’s assistant. Teti was a volunteer with us

CityKidz Ottawa – Big Things Ahead!
By Janet Mabie We recently checked in with Jennifer Webster to see how her and her husband Shuma Davis’ family is doing after having their family

CityKidz Ottawa – Love in Action
It is said that faith makes all things possible, that hope makes all things work and that love makes all things beautiful. And last year’s CityKidz

CityKidz Ottawa – Land Acknowledgment
To commemorate Truth and Reconciliation Day, CityKidz Ottawa acknowledges that all our activities take place on the traditional and unceded territory of the Anishnaabeg People Algonquin Nation.

CityKidz Ottawa – A Light in the Midst of Darkness
We are so grateful for our partners Spur Ottawa Magazine who published this wonderful article about CityKidz and the impact we’ve been having since the pandemic began

CityKidz Ottawa – Ottawa Community of Hope
Read our latest digital newsletter here…. Catch Up On The Kids and Program News!

CityKidz Ottawa – So Much Fun
Even though we’re still living in the effects of the pandemic, and even though we still have not been able to open our regular Saturday program, we’ve still been managing to continue with our home visit program here in Ottawa, with a twist!
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