We Focus on What Matters to Youth & Encourage Individual Personal Growth
Employment
Employment services are offered to vulnerable youth between the ages of 16 and 29. The primary goal is to help them develop the necessary vocational skills to not only find jobs, but be able to retain those jobs.
Education
OCH offers an in-house alternative education program in partnership with the Ottawa Catholic District School Board. Youth are provided with the opportunity to work at their pace, learn the way that they need to and receive the guidance of a social support worker to help address barriers to their education.
Support Centre
The support centre is the central hub of OCH where vulnerable youth can gain access to basic needs, crisis support, housing assistance, job search support and so much more. It is a "working" centre that other programs to get them started on the path to success.
You can Provide Youth with the Essential Skills & Work Experience They Need.
Our Social Enterprises:
Bottleworks
BottleWorks is a free commercial bottle pick-up service that employs youth at risk.
Foodworks
FoodWorks is a catering business that supports youth to learn the essential kitchen skills to help them succeed in the restaurant industry.
Here's how we changed in 2022:
Youth were employed in one of our social enterprises
Youth benefited from housing assistance and programs
Youth reunited with family
Meals provided to youth