This week we are joined by Modupe, Nemoy and Cecile, three amazing team members from the Hogan’s Alley Society in BC, to talk about their incredible research that they’ll be presenting at the CAEH conference, around “Mitigating barriers to safe and affordable housing for Black Communities.”. We chat about how the project came together, what the key learnings were and what their hopes are for the research moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr
What part does design play in the acceptance of affordable housing in communities? Find out that and much more on this week's podcast as we are joined by Rebecca Siggner, Manager of Research at BC Housing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2023•27 min
This week on the pod we are joined by Alan Mulawshyn, the Deputy Executive Director of Veteran’s House Canada, about the impactful work he and his team are doing so support veterans in need of housing and wrap around supports in the Ottawa area. He shares his journey into this work, insights into veteran’s experiencing homelessness, and how Veteran’s House Canada has continued to grow to meet the growing needs of Canada’s veterans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 05, 2023•37 min
Libraries play an important role in community development, including supporting people experiencing homelessness. This week we are joined by Sarah Tarcea from the North Vancouver Library, to talk about the work they are doing to create access and support for Vancouver’s most vulnerable Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2023•23 min
This week we talk to Tyler Meredith, a policy expert who helped to craft the 2019 and 2021 election platforms for the Liberal party. We talk about his journey into policy work, some of the work he is most proud of in his time in government, what needs to be done to move us forward out of this housing crisis, and a unique policy solution both he and Alan Broadbent put together that would be both cost effective and impactful in creating new deeply affordable housing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Sep 21, 2023•46 min
Listen in this week on the podcast, as we are joined by the brilliant Keir MacDonald, CEO of Coast Mental Health. He helps us to debunk some of the stigmas around mental health, why it’s so important to have supportive and affordable housing options for people exiting healthcare or treatment, and what has to change in order for us to make serious progress in ending homelessness moving forward Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 14, 2023•41 min
Housing veteran Keith Gowans, CEO of Aloft Housing joins us on the pod to chat about the innovative housing solutions him and his team at Aloft have come up with, that provide an affordable, convenient and speedy way to create the housing Canadians desperately need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 07, 2023•40 min
In May 2023, researcher Nick Flavo and General Manager of the Canadian Chartered Institute of Housing, Mary Clarke organized a study tour of Housing professionals and individuals from policing in New York City, to explore programs and work being done around housing and preventing and ending homelessness. They join us to talk about the tour and the learnings from their time in NYC, as well as where future study tours might take place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 31, 2023•58 min
This week on the podcast we talked to lived expert, Al Wiebe, who shares his story of going from earning a six figure salary to living on the streets, the lessons he learned, and how he’s since taken that experience forward to change things for the better through his radio show, training police officers and healthcare professionals, and through many conversations with politicians and housing professionals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 24, 2023•54 min
We need tangible solutions to end the homelessness and housing crisis in Canada, and the recently released National Housing Accord is just that. Today I’m joined by Tim Richter, CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness and Michael Moffat Chief Executive at REALPAC to talk about how the accord came together, what it’s all about, their hopes for the future and how we all can support the accord moving forward Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 17, 2023•40 min
This week on the pod we have Frank Berube from CMHC a on to chat with us about the new Housing Accelerator Fund. We’ll chat about how it came about and what the hopes are for it moving forward. Take a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2023•31 min
Migrant farmers play a huge role in feeding the country, yet when it comes to providing them with housing, decency and dignity are nowhere to be found. Advocate and lived expert, Gabriel Allahdua, joins us on this week’s pod to share his experience and to chat with us about why he’s working hard to make sure migrant farmers can realize their right to dignified and acceptable housing and care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 03, 2023•35 min
Trigger warning** “The 2SLGBTQ+ community continues to be overrepresented in point-in-time counts across the nation that examine who might be experiencing homelessness. Although great strides have been made in creating awareness and recognizing the rights of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, recent events across Canada and the world have shown us, we still have far to go. This week on the podcast we are joined by Brian Middleton and Carl McLuhan, two retired teachers who have been together for almost 50 y...
Jul 27, 2023•57 min
“Although there has been progress in creating awareness, education and support for the 2SLGBTQ+ community, over the last few years the community has been subject to increased amounts of hate and harassment across the US and Canada. Advocate and CEO and Principal Consultant at Ivy + Dean Consulting, Jacq Brasseur joins us on the pod to share their journey to advocacy, the current climate of push back, and what needs to change moving forward.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Jul 20, 2023•40 min
We can’t really have the conversation about ending homelessness if we don’t look at income supports for our most vulnerable. Lee Stevens from Vibrant Communities Calgary joins me on the pod this week to talk about basic income, her research around it and her hopes for the future of income support in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2023•35 min
This week I'm joined by two amazing and knowledgeable American advocates and researchers in Mallory VanMeeter and Jacqueline White. We chat about the importance of Family and Natural Supports in preventing youth homelessness and their recent collaboration on a report callled "Strengthening the Village." An eye opening conversation on youth homelessness you won't want to miss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 06, 2023•57 min
Chef Cori Doern has worked tirelessly over the years to create equal access to good food through sharing knowledge about cooking, food, nutrition, and how to stretch your food dollar way further. With food insecurity at an all-time high, we talk about what drives her to create access to good food, how she’s done it and what has to change moving forward. You don’t want to miss it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2023•30 min
How is homelessness being approached in New York City? We talk to the CEO of City Relief, Josiah Haken this week on the pod, around what homelessness looks like in NYC post pandemic, what strategies are being used to prevent and end it, and what has to happen in the near future to support their most vulnerable Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2023•48 min
This week we are joined by Gary Gladstone from Reena as we chat about how although many people experiencing homelessness have disabilities, funding remains elusive to meet their housing and support needs. We talk about the amazing work Reena has done to support adults with disabilities over the last 50 years and what will happen to put us on a better path. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2023•28 min
Housing is on everyone’s mind these days, and the top issue in Toronto, Canada’s largest city’s upcoming Mayoral election. This week on the pod, we bring together four amazing experts and ask the question, “If you were the Mayor, what would your housing platform be?”. You don’t want to miss it as John Fox, Ene Underwood, Diana Chan McNally and Andrew McKenzie join me for a thought-provoking and entertaining conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 11 min
David Green- “Professor David Green joins me to talk about a new book he co-authored called “ Basic Income and a Just Society: Policy Choices for Canada’s Social Safety Net”, where he and a team took a deep dive into Basic income which resulted in them recommending broad policy changes moving forward. The learnings are surprising and fascinating, you won’t want to miss it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 01, 2023•34 min
This week I’m joined by Shannon Downs, the Executive Director of the Waterloo Community Legal Clinic and John Fox, Partner at Robins Appleby to discuss the recent court ruling around encampments in Waterloo and what it means moving forward. We learn how the ruling came to be in a real life David vs Goliath story, and hear from both of these amazing experts around what the decision means not for just Ontario, but for encampments across the country Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
May 25, 2023•43 min
While government and good policy play a huge part in ending homelessness in Canada, so does community involvement. This week on the OTWH podcast, I’m joined by Community Advocate, Marj Andre, who has worked tirelessly to rally her community to be a caring, supportive and inclusive place to live. We talk about Marj’s journey, why it’s so important to have community involved in being a part of the solution to big challenges like housing and health, and why she decided to start a new podcast to cre...
May 18, 2023•29 min
As migration to Canada continues to grow, so do the challenges in making sure we are set up for success. Our guest this week on the OTWH podcast is Allan Reesor-McDowell, the Executive Director of Matthew House in Ottawa, an organization dedicated to providing housing and other supports to the over 20,000 migrants each year that come into Ottawa. We talk about the great work they are doing at Matthew House, the need for a national comprehensive plan to support migrants, and the opportunities mig...
May 11, 2023•55 min
Join us this week on the On The Way Home podcast as we welcome researcher, political economist, and author, Ricardo Tranjan, who talks about his recently released book, “The Tenant Class”. The book challenges the notion of a “Housing Crisis”, tackles myths about tenants, and discusses the history of bad policy that paved the way to the challenges we face today in housing and homelessness. We discuss all of this and more and you won’t want to miss it!” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
May 04, 2023•36 min
In 2017 there was a lot of excitement around the announcement of the National Housing Strategy. Now six years later, many feel the plan while full of potential has stalled. Jacob Gorenkoff from CHRA joins us this week on the podcast to talk about why the NHS needs a reset and what that might look like. Take a listen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 27, 2023•32 min
While many of us have hear of the term “modular construction”, many don’t truly understand what it is. This week I’m joined by Jackie Evans from NRB Modular Construction, who helps to educate us on what modular housing it, what the benefits are and why the team at NRB has been busier than ever in the past few years. Take a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2023•32 min
After 15 years in the construction industry, Andrew Miller turned his thoughts to tiny solutions to the country's massive housing crisis. This week on the podcast we talk about his journey from construction to the maker of Tiny Homes and Domes, how they can play a part in affordable housing, and how he’s working with an amazing construction social enterprise Community Builders to take them to the next level Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 13, 2023•40 min
This week on the podcast I speak with Marc and Evan from Card for Change, two self-described average citizens who took it upon themselves to start an organization looking to provide a dignified and respectful way of providing assistance to people experiencing homelessness through the provision of gift cards. Listen to their fascinating journey as they took an observation during the pandemic, came up with an idea, and made it happen in a way bigger than either of them expected. A great conversati...
Apr 06, 2023•37 min
Jennifer Laidley and Mohy Tabbara from Maytree Canada, co-authors of the “Welfare in Canada Report” join us on the podcast this week to talk about the 2021 report. We talk about the key learnings, the surprises and the solutions moving forward. You don’t want to miss it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2023•55 min
