Odawa Native Friendship Centre
Odawa Native Friendship Centre is now settled in the Rideau Community Hub (former Rideau High School building) at 815 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa. They also run a drop-in at 510 Rideau St. GSJ is also assisting in a partnership between Odawa and Église Unie St-Marc on Elgin Street, to support renovations towards a location for Odawa's Aboriginal Criminal Courtworker Program.
During the Pandemic, Odawa Native Friendship Centre and the Centre 510 drop-in are providing modified service for clients who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Specific needs have been mentioned, primarily items for personal hygiene, or items like hand sanitizer. Check with the office to see what is currently being collected. Monetary donations can be made through our Donate button, through the church office or through Canada Helps. You can designate part of your weekly offering to be directed towards Odawa, as well!
News about Odawa is found on their Website, Twitter, or Facebook pages.
Land Use Fee
One of the ways that GSJ tries to walk the path to reconciliation is to acknowledge that the land that our church building rests on, as well as the land where many of our congregants live and work is the traditional unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg. For the last several years, our annual budget includes a land use fee that is sent to Odawa for use in their programing as they best see fit.
