Community Agencies

Although OCH has neither the mandate nor the resources to address the wide variety of needs that are present in OCH communities, collaboration with community agencies has resulted in many innovative programs that respond to tenant needs. Relationships with individual agencies range from referral agreements to the lease of entire OCH buildings.

Community Houses

Fourteen OCH communities benefit from Community Houses.  OCH typically provides a townhouse where services and activities, such as continuing education courses for adults or homework clubs for children, can be located. Many Community Houses benefit from  funding from sources such as the United Way. Some  Community Houses also receive funding from the City of Ottawa to provide salaries for Directors and part-time youth workers. OCH is currently working with Directors of Community Houses to develop a Handbook to promote best practices.

OCH Community Partners:

• Aids Housing Group (Bruce House)
• Centre Youville
• Children's Aid Society
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Daybreak Non-Profit
• Horizons Renaissance
• Ottawa Carleton Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OCAPDD)
• Options Bytown
• Ottawa-Carleton Lifeskills
• Ottawa Foyers Partage
• Ottawa Salus Corporation
• Project Upstream
• Salvation Army (Anchorage Program)
• Tamir Foundation
• Vista Centre