Operation Go-Home
P.O. Box 53157
Ottawa, ON K1N1C5
Phone: (613) 230-4663
Fax: (613) 230-8223
Web: http://www.operationgohome.ca

Our Mission:

Operation Go Home works to help street-involved and at-risk youth from all over Canada through the Five Pillars of services and programs: Drop-In, Education, Employment, Outreach, and Reunite.

Operation Go Home is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping youth on the streets. Founded in 1971 by the late Rev. Norman Johnston (a police chaplain), OGH began by helping to reunite street youth with their families. Incorporated in 1985 and growing in reputation, Operation Go Home continued to help hundreds of youth and families across Canada. OGH remains the only organization in Canada that reunites youth with their families. In 2002, in answer to the needs expressed by our clients on a local level, we developed the Youth Alternative Centre which in 2006 has been renamed the Cactus Youth Centre, a down-town Ottawa drop-in for street youth and at-risk youth. Over the years, in answer to our clients’ needs, we have developed a number of programs and services. However, many people in the community still think that we only provide our Reunite Program, when in reality we do so much more. To solve this dilemma we highlight all our programs through our Five Pillars: Drop-In, Education, Employment, Outreach and Reunite.