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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><img width=367 height=147 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D0AAA3.D6E99D90"></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'>Homelessness, Affordable Housing and Newcomers – Identifying Issues and Priorities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'>An informal discussion to be held Wednesday, June 24, 9:30 – 11:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'>Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) is an annual, week-long series of dialogues, cultural and celebratory events, sports activities, documentary screenings, and other fun events designed to convey the genuine welcome and hospitality of Ottawans to newcomers, while providing opportunities for quality interactions between residents, old and new. <a href="http://olip-plio.ca/what-we-do/welcoming-ottawa-week/" target="_blank">To learn more about WOW please click here</a>.</span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>On Wednesday, June 24, join others for an informal discussion on homelessness, affordable housing and newcomers. </span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>An end to homelessness means quickly helping individuals and family members with emergency shelter when they first become homeless, then assisting them in finding appropriate housing. It also means assisting those who do have housing but are living “at risk” of losing it. Are there particular challenges facing newcomers (immigrants and/or refugees) who are homeless or vulnerably housed? What do we know, and what do we need to know? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>All are welcome to the West End Well (café) for an exploratory discussion on issues and priorities related to homelessness, services, and newcomers’ access to affordable housing in Ottawa. Please spread the word! As there is limited space; to assist in planning, please RSVP by email (<a href="mailto:info@endhomelessnessottawa.ca">info@endhomelessnessottawa.ca</a>) or telephone (613-241-1573 x 314).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Interested in learning more? Interested in sharing particular info / experience from your program or organization? Contact Mike by email or telephone (613-222-9831) for further details. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt'>Wednesday, June 24, 2015<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>9:30 am – 11:00 am</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt'>West End Well Co-operative, 969 Wellington Street West Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Thanks to the West End Well for hosting this event! <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Mike Bulthuis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#76923C;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#76923C;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>171 George Street, </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Ottawa ON K1N 5W5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>613-241-1573, ext. 314<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>