This week, we are joined by Sarah Canham, an Associate Professor at the University of Utah whose work focuses on examining resilient places for aging. Using a social justice lens, Sarah’s work seeks solutions to systemic barriers to aging well in various environments. Sarah joins us this week to talk about aging and the impact that varying environments have on an individual’s ability to age well.

This week, we are joined by Dr. Howard Koh—the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at Harvard University—to discuss the ways we can build an academic community that addresses the neglected world of health and homelessness.

This week, we are joined by Matthew Barker, a reporter for The St. Catharines Standard who works to create awareness by changing the dialogue around homelessness and affordable housing in Canada. Matthew joins us to talk about the learnings from his years of being a reporter and what has to change in order for our sector and country to make strides in preventing and ending homelessness.

Matthew Downie, the Chief Executive at Crisis joins us this week to speak about the housing and homelessness crisis in the United Kingdom, as well as the National Transformations Plan created to reduce and eliminate homelessness in the U.K.

This week, we are joined by Kellie Chin, an Architect at WORKSHOP who is committed to promoting social responsibility and invigorating local communities through design.

This week, Kellie joins us to discuss the need for affordable housing in the GTA, the shift from congregate-style emergency housing to single-room occupancy transitional housing, and the connection between design, health, and dignity in affordable housing.

Our sector, like many others, have found it hard to recruit and keep the talented people we need to continue to make big changes happen in housing, health and homelessness.

This week, Ellery Rosin, the People Operations Manager of Food Share Toronto joins us to talk about some of the innovative and inspiring steps this organization has taken to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive workspace, and much, much more!

This week, we are joined by Eric Phillip, the Director of Real Estate and Property Management at Dixon Hall to discuss social purpose real estate and its role in helping end the deepening housing crisis we are in.

This week, Matti Siemiatycki joins us to discuss the trends and opportunities in creative mixed-use buildings that blend public, private and non-profit services, the importance of good policy in developing infrastructure in a city, and what has to happen in a city like Toronto to move forward with affordable housing and adequately address the housing crisis we are in.

This week, Dr. Antoine Lovell joins us to share his own experience of homelessness on the subways of New York City, the importance of having the voices of lived experience at the table when developing policy, the intersection of race, racism and homelessness, and the incredible new research he is heading up as the recipient of the prestigious William T. Grant Foundation grant.

This week, we are joined by Doug Pawson, the Executive Director of End Homelessness St. John’s to talk about the initiatives this organization is taking in an effort to end chronic homelessness, including the monumental shift they made that led to a dramatic reduction of chronically homeless individuals in the community.