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March 28, 2008 Gabriel Wildgen

Drop-in centre for homeless moving downtown

Lisa Xing, Centretown News

Ken McClaren (left), co-ordinator of a homeless drop-in centre that's moving to Centretown in April, talks with Gerard Widdifield, a frequent visitor to the centre.

A weekly drop-in centre for homeless people in Sandy Hill will be moving to Centretown by the end of next month, possibly attracting more of Ottawa’s less privileged to the area in hopes of receiving help and kindness.

March 28, 2008 Samantha Fex

Health centre offers support for gambling seniors

Farzad Fatholazadeh, Centretown News

Centretown Community Health Centre counsellor Dallas Smith helps seniors control their gambling habit as part of the Lifestyle Enrichment for Senior Adults program.

The Centretown Community Health Centre offers a free gambling support program for senior adults, dealing with an issue for seniors that is generally overlooked by society.

March 28, 2008 Shweta Satyan

Neighbourhood survey unkind to downtown

The Centretown-Downtown area ranks almost among the least advantaged areas of the city in terms of certain socio-economic factors, a recent study of neighbourhood profiles has found.

March 28, 2008 Kristen Cucan

Women’s shelters bursting at the seams

Women’s shelters in Ottawa – including those in Centretown – are so full they are constantly turning away women who are looking for a safe place to sleep.