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(A new episode is released every Thursday.)
Do Good Better. That’s the title of Sam Watts book, which looks at taking the best intentions and turning them into the greatest impact. He’s done exactly that in his work as CEO at Welcome Hall Mission, and we chat all about that as well as his work on the National Housing council and so much more. A great listen!
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Imagine if you could lower the costs of building affordable housing while reducing the carbon footprint of it at the same time. This week we’re joined by Gil Yaron, the Managing Director of Circular Innovation at Light House, an organization based in Vancouver working on advancing regenerative and circular practices in the built environment. We talk with Gil about how buildings can be reused through relocation instead of demolition, and how construction materials can be repurposed to increase the supply of affordable housing we so desperately need. A fascinating conversation about working differently to produce multiple wins with both affordable housing and climate change.
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From across the globe, Robert Pradolin, the Founder and Director of Housing All Australians, shares their very successful model of engaging the private sector in repurposing vacant buildings for short term affordable housing.
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This week I’m joined by 3 inspiring leaders from Humane Canada, Sue, Andrea and Claire about their impactful ACT Project that seeks to address systemic barriers for women with animals (companion, farmed, and service) experiencing gender-based violence, including affordable housing and shelter.
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This week we are thrilled to have 3 guests on the podcast to talk about an amazing new opportunity from CMHC. Leah Cogan from CMHC’s Innovation and Partnership division joins us to talk about a new funding opportunity to scale housing innovation across Canada. She is joined by Oren Singer the CEO and co-founder of Sparrow, and Jessica Long, the Manager of Education at the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights, two leaders from the sector who share the work they are doing in the sector that is impactful, innovative and scalable. Learn more about the newest opportunity from CMHC, as well as receive great insight into some impactful work happening across the sector
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For over 40 years, Steve Pomeroy has been teaching, advising and consulting on Housing and Homelessness across Canada. He joins us on the pod this week dropping incredible insights on how we got into this crisis and paths forward out of it. It’s a must listen.
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This week on the pod we welcome Gracen Johnson from CMHC as we talk about “Level Up” the fifth round of the Housing Supply Challenge. We discuss the two streams, what a successful application could look like and what the hopes are for this round of the challenge. A great chance to learn about a exciting opportunity for new funding from CMHC!, take a listen!
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What would happen if we provided youth experiencing homelessness with a monthly cash transfer to support them with housing and other costs of living? Executive Director of Point Source Youth, Larry Cohen joins us on this week’s podcast to discuss his incredible work with agencies across the U.S. providing youth with cash transfers as a way to prevent homelessness.
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This week are joined by the brilliant Carolyn Whitzman who talks about the impactful policy work she is doing, her new book titled “Clara at the Door with a Revolver: The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto” and her incredible journey into this field of work which has taken her across the world!
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Can a blanket change someone’s life? Gregory Ould from Blanket BC thinks so! Ould joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about how a random encounter with a person experiencing homelessness changed his life and his sons life and inspired him to start Blanket BC, an organization that has provided hundreds of thousands of blankets over the last 18 years to those most in need.
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