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Our Partnerships With Local Universities Each semester, OCP hosts a number of college interns and classes who are assigned to work at OCP. For this last year, we especially want to thank Cecily (a work study student) for her energetic service...

Love's Agenda “As Jesus walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” –John 9:1-3 I had a frustrating interaction at the community center a couple...

Featured Volunteer of the Month: Kevin Waters "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." -Frederick Douglass Due to the many ways that our featured volunteer of the month, Mr. Kevin Waters, has shown a spirit of volunteerism, it took some...

Featured Volunteer of the Month: Larry Jones “Resilience: The way the water knows just how to flow, not force itself around a river rock; then surely I can stretch myself in the shape my own path is asking of me.”  - Corina Fadel Mr. Larry...

Support OCP in the Great Community Give! Dear OCP Community, By now you’ve probably heard about the GREAT COMMUNITY GIVE. This is a one-day event on April 18 created by our local Community Foundation to inspire online giving to local...

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Featured Volunteer of the Month: Damon Ayers “What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn’t have any doubt- it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn’t want to go anywhere else.” – Hal Boyle When you first lay eyes on our...

Why Do People Come to OCP? I have been at OCP now as the new director for 3 weeks. Wow, what an experience. The staff team is fantastic and works very hard. I have never seen a program where community members chip in so much to help run the...

Let Us Be Kind to One Another "Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle.” – Ian Mclaren In a recent blog post, Randi, our Kitchen Manager wrote about the joys and difficulties of working at OCP. From time to...

Featured Volunteer of the Month, Frances Holland If you stumble, just smile and make it part of the dance.  -Author unknown Everyone who walks into Our Community Place’s doors has unique story. This month, we share the story of an OCPerson who...

What Does Tax Reform Mean for Your Giving? You may have heard that Congress has passed sweeping changes so the tax code that are taking effect in 2018. One change that will effect nearly all of our donors is a large increase in the standard...