On The Way Home

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 Clovis Grant and Tahirah Simmons from 360kids to talk about their brilliant work in Black Youth Housing. We talk about how it came about, how they went about putting together the housing model, the role black youth played in the development, and what their hopes are for outcomes as the program looks to launch very soon. You’ll want to take a 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.

This week, I’m joined on the podcast by Professor Shauna MacKinnon, who leads the Social Housing and Human Rights Coalition. We discuss how the coalition came to be, what social housing is exactly, and why it is critical more than ever to help end the affordable housing crisis.

This week Jesse Donaldson from HelpSeeker and Michael Jacek from AMO join us on the pod to discuss the explosive new data in the “Municipalities Under Pressure: The Growing Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis” report from AMO. We discuss what they found(80,000 people experiencing homelessness in Ontario), what could happen if serious action is taken(grow to 300,000 experiencing homelessness in the next 10 years), and much, much, more. It’s one pod you won’t want to miss.

This week on the pod we meet with Ray and Mel from CHRA to talk all about the upcoming Congress happening in Saskatoon. They share information about the speakers, presenters, amazing tours, and cool events that will make this year’s Congress one of the best ever.