In this episode, you’ll hear Lucas Akai and Esther Cheung interview Lenae about her precarious housing situation and its impact on her career as a peer worker. She explains how housing instability, combined with insufficient pay, creates fear and anxiety for her on a daily basis.

Glossary:

• BCCDC: The BC Centre for Disease Control
• CAI: Community Action Initiative
• CAT: Community Action Team
• CMHA: Canadian Mental Health Association
• CRA: Canada Revenue Agency
• HSABC:  Homelessness Services Association of BC
• OAT: Opioid Agonist Therapy
• OPS: Overdose Prevention Site
• PCO: Primary Care Outreach
• PWD: Person with Disabilities 
• VIHA: Vancouver Island Health Authority

This interview was recorded on November 29, 2022.