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Ann Carmichael January marked my second anniversary as President of Ancoura. Mid-pandemic in January 2022, Ancoura had been hit hard—staff, volunteers, and finances were stretched to the extreme with onerous demands. Residents struggled with anxiety, isolation, and an uncertain future. Having experienced a long association with residents, families, Board, and founder Rick Haughian, I could […]
Ancoura hosted its ninth annual gala, and second since the beginning of the pandemic on October 12th. Following on last year’s success, Ancoura again ran a trivia contest as part of the event. This year, the contest was hosted by Paul Paquet of the renowned Ottawa Trivia League, and the winning team from Blackburn Hamlet
On Saturday, February 24th, a small group of about ten people got together for the re-naming of our Jasmine residence. It will now be called “Rick’s Place” in honour of Rick Haughian, Ancoura’s first president and chair of the board who passed away in June 2020. He was president and chair for an entire decade
We’re excited to share that Ancoura’s board renewal project – A Time of Transformation and Innovation is funded by the Government of Canada under the Community Services Recovery Fund. This project will address the needs of Ancoura’s Board which has struggled with transitioning from a founding, operational Board to a 2nd/3rd generation, governing Board–a complex
After our successful fundraising concert with the Big Soul Project, the Ancoura team would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all our generous donors who helped us fundraise $9200 to support Ancoura’s mission of providing affordable and supportive housing for adults living with mental illness in Ottawa. Since 2007, Ancoura has distinguished itself as
