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Housing as Infrastructure with Martin Joyce
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This week on the pod we have Martin Joyce, a Partner at Deloitte with a focus on Housing join us to talk about Housing as Infrastructure. We dive into his background in housing in both Australia and Canada and also talk about how seeing housing from a different perspective might be the key to progress in moving forward in our current housing crisis. A conversation you won’t want to miss!
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Food insecurity and the affordability crisis with Sahar and Richard
45:10|This week Michael sits down with Sahar Raza, Vice President of Research and Advocacy at Daily Bread Food Bank, and Richard Martern, Director of Research at Food Banks Canada, to talk about the massive growth in food insecurity across the country due to the growing decline in affordability. We chat about what the research is showing them, what has to change for the usage of food banks to slow or stop, and the role of affordable housing plays in decreasing food insecurity.Making home ownership affordable across Canada, a chat with Habitat for Humanity Canada, CEO, Pedro Barata
51:01|This week on the pod I sit down with Pedro Barata, newly crowned CEO of Habitat for Humanity Canada for a chat. We talk about his journey into this work, the work of Habitat for Humanity Canada, their 3rd Annual Affordable Housing Survey, and the adjustments Habitats across the country are making with the cost of housing continuing to rise.Why Government Relations strategy matters in the battle to end homelessness
48:49|This week on the pod we welcome 3 brilliant experts in the area of Government Relations to talk about the work they do in helping organizations earn the ear of government in their work to end homelessness and create affordable housing. Danya Vered, Jacob Gorenkoff, and Maggie Rodrigues join us to discuss why housing is top of mind for all levels of government and what the sector needs to be paying attention to in regard to government in the battle to end homelessness. In the rapidly evolving world of government, this highly experienced trio leaves us with lots to think about moving forwardMaking Housing Matter as a City Councilor with Ariel Troster
37:02|This week on the pod we have the dynamic Ariel Troster, a City Council member for Somerset ward in the City of Ottawa. We chat about why she is such a crusader of change for affordable housing, what homelessness looks like in Ottawa, how citizens can be the change they want to see, and much, much more. It’s an inspiring conversation you won’t want to missAn ounce of prevention with Melanie & Stephen
59:58|This week on the pod we have Melanie Redman, CEO of A Way Home Canada, and Stephen Gaetz, President of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and Co-Director with Melanie of Making the Shift- Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab, to talk about the importance of prevention programming in ending youth homelessness, and the upcoming International Conference on Youth Homelessness Prevention happening in early 2025. We hear from them why prevention is so important when we talk about ending homelessness, where it’s being done well, and of course what we can expect at the conference on youth homelessness prevention. Two brilliant leaders in the field dropping knowledge and you won’t want to miss itHow can the Non-profit sector play a bigger role in affordable housing
01:02:27|The non-profit sector wants and needs to play a larger part in developing affordable housing. How can that happen? Jeanhy Shim and Mukhtar Latif from Crosswalk Communities are on the pod this week to share their innovative ideas on how they can enable non-profits to build affordable housing through creative and well-researched models of financing. We chat about what’s holding the sector back and what has to happen moving forward with these two brilliant individuals who have years of incredible experience between them. Take a listen!Fixing the Housing Crisis with Carolyn Whitzman
51:05|This week on the pod we welcome back the brilliant Carolyn Whitzman who has just released a new book called “Home Truths- Fixing the Housing Canada’s Housing Crisis”. We chat about how the book came about, how we got into this mess in the first place in regard to the housing crisis, what we need to consider when we are trying to get a pulse on what’s needed in terms of housing, and what are some of the possible solutions moving forward. It’s a discussion you won’t want to miss! Take a listen!Building solutions to the housing crisis with Cahdco with Adrian
29:57|This week Acting President of Cahdco, Adrian Schut joins us on the pod to talk all about the inspiring and innovative work Cahdco is doing in the housing sector, his unique journey into the work he is doing now, and the trends he’s seeing in the sector around the building of affordable housing, and much, much, more. Take a listen!”On the Way Home acknowledges that the land across Canada on which we are grateful to have the opportunity to work is the home and territories of many Indigenous peoples. In York Region where Blue Door is located, we respectfully recognize we are on the traditional territories of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe peoples, and that this is the treaty land of the Mississauga’s of the Credit.