Connect 4 Life: The Podcast

Welcome to Connect 4 Life: The Podcast! We are thrilled that you have joined us in helping people with disabilities become champions of their growth stories. What you'll hear in this program is compelling, emotional and even inspiring. Exclusive series in this podcast include "A Melanie Minute" and "Dispatches from Johannesburg". Based in Canada, Connect4Life is now in its 2nd decade of delivering programs and services in Canada and South Africa, helping to improve the lives and livelihoods of people with disabilities. Visit https://connect4life. A production of https://henleypoint.ca/

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A Special Message about Connect4Life’s Programs by Aaisha Hussain-Rasul

Season 1, Episode 7 Canada’s only charitable organization with its own internet radio station, and one that delivers courses in broadcasting and podcasting? That’s only part of it. Connect 4 Life offers a wide range of programs that help improve the lives and livelihoods of people with disabilities, programs including life skills, job readiness, approaches to mental health, and public speaking. This special episode feature Aaisha Hussain-Rasul , the Program Director of Connect 4 Life, explaining...

Dec 06, 2024•3 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Advocacy4Life November 2024 – The Monthly Audio Newsletter of Connect 4 Life

Season 1, Episode 6 Welcome to Episode 6 of Connect4Life: The Podcast . This episode brings you the November 20204 issue of monthly audio newsletter, Advocacy4Life. Connect4Life recently produced a major submission to the Government of Ontario for the 2025 pre-budget consultations. In that document, Connect4Life urges the Government of Ontario to consider the immediate establishment of task force that considers do-able ways to address the skyrocketing costs of living and housing for Ontarians wi...

Dec 05, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Advocacy4Life October 2024 - The Monthly Audio Newsletter of Connect 4 Life

Advocacy4Life October 2024 – The Monthly Audio Newsletter of Connect 4 Life Season 1, Episode 5 Welcome to Connect4Life: The Podcast . This episode features Issue Number 3 of our monthly audio newsletter, Advocacy4Life, originally published in October 2024. This episode is a special issue of Advocacy4Life that provides critical information about accessibility, Canadians with disabilities, and participating in Canada’s national election. Much of this information was sourced from Elections Canada,...

Dec 04, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 5

A Special Message from Melanie Taddeo about Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is here! And in this special episode of Connect 4 Life: The Podcast, founder Melanie Taddeo shares an important message about volunteering as a lifeblood of our favourite charities and of our communities. #disbilities #nonprofits #charity #fundraising #givingback #nonprofitorganization #socialgood #makeanimpact #socialimpact #notforprofit #makeadifference #causes #supportnonprofits #dogood #inclusion #disabilityawareness #accessibility #disabilityadvocate #disabilityrights #disabi...

Dec 02, 2024•4 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Advocacy4Life September 2024 - The Monthly Audio Newsletter of Connect4Life

Season 1, Episode 3 Welcome to Episode Number 3 of Connect4Life: The Podcast. This episode brings you Issue Number 2 of our monthly audio newsletter, Advocay4Life, originally published in September 2024. Learn more in this episode about how Connect4Life marked 10 years of service, congratulatory messages from local dignitaries, and our expansion goals for the future. #disbilities #nonprofits #charity #fundraising #givingback #nonprofitorganization #socialgood #makeanimpact #socialimpact #notforp...

Dec 02, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Advocacy4Life August 2024 – The Monthly Audio Newsletter of Connect 4 Life

Season 1, Episode 2 Welcome to Connect4Life The Podcast. This episode is the inaugural issue of Advocacy4Life, the Connect4Life monthly audio newsletter, from August 2024. In this episode we feature the August update from our Executive Director, Mark Brown, an overview of Connect4Life’s programs, and a discussion about our Submission to the Ontario Government during the 2024 pre-budget consultations.

Nov 28, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 2

The Story Behind Connect 4 Life: A Founder’s Journey

Season 1, Episode 1 In this inaugural episode of Connect 4 Life: The Podcast , Founder Melanie Taddeo shares her story about how a sudden stroke resulting in blindness changed her career aspirations – and her life. Melanie’s journey begins as a 21-year-old university student with dreams and life goals. Then came a stroke, a coma, paralysis and blindness. The recovery process wasn’t her only challenge: people’s attitudes towards disability, it turned out, were a monumental barrier. This episode s...

Nov 27, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Trailer for Connect 4 Life: The Podcast

Welcome to Connect 4 Life: The Podcast. This program is about advancing the inclusion of people with disabilities in all walks of life. Connect 4 Life is a disability organization that delivers innovative programs in skills development, wellness, job readiness and education, as well as teaching broadcast training and podcast skills. In this program we talk to the people from and behind those programs, and we share those unique stories with you. You’ll hear compelling, sometimes emotional, and al...

Nov 27, 2024•1 min

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