On The Way Home

This week we are joined by Professor Jayne Malenfant from McGill University whose focus is on the educational experiences of young people and adults experiencing homelessness. As a lived expert themselves, we talk about how their lived experiences have shaped and influenced their research, 2SLGBTQ+ youth and homelessness, and why we need to prioritize our focus on the prevention of homelessness moving forward.

This week, we chat with Cari Kozierok- CEO, Ve’ahavta about the innovative and evolving work that this wonderful organization does in the Toronto community, supporting those most in need. We talk about what “Ve’ahavta means, how they started, and how they are constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of their clients and their community

This week on the pod, we are joined by Mark Kennedy, CEO at Everbloom Homes, and Aleeya Velji, CEO of Enfin Impact, about their new CMHC funded solutions lab, Everbloom Homes Community Interest Company, a unique and innovative community housing business model with a mission to seed sustainable, inclusive growth for Canada’s housing market. You won’t want to miss it

This week on the pod, we are joined by an amazing panel of 4 from Habitat Canada, CREA, CHRA, and CAEH to talk about the just released “Housing Canada: A Sovereign Plan to Protect Canadians and Build a Resilient Housing System.” We talk about how it all came together, what the key recommendations are, how it’s been received so far, the hopes for the plan moving forward, and much more! You’ll want to take a listen!

This week on the pod, we are fortunate to have Nate Erskine-Smith, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, to chat about the Federal Liberals' proposed housing platform, how tariffs might affect that plan and housing in general, and much, much more. As we head into one of the most important elections of our lifetime, it’s a must-listen!  

"This week on the pod, we are joined by Dr. Andrew Boozary, Nation Chuong, and Keith Hambly to talk about the incredible new social medicine program at Dunn House in Toronto. The partnership between the University Health Network, Fred Victor, and the United Way that matches the health care our most vulnerable need, along with long-term housing for 51 individuals. We talk about how the program came to be, how it works, and the hopes for the future.”

Carolyn Dyer joins us this week on the pod to chat about her work leading 'REACH', a mobile healthcare program in Niagara that brings care to the most vulnerable across the Niagara Region, removing barriers for people experiencing homelessness to move forward in their health and housing journey.

This week, we talk with Eri Dej, an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University and a long-time researcher in homelessness and housing, about her incredible new documentary examining Homelessness in mid-size cities.