On The Way Home

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On the Way Home is a podcast that brings together the voices and issues involved in ending homelessness in Canada.

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October 28, 2021 Juha Kaakinen
Juha Kaakinen is Chief Executive of Y-Foundation, the biggest Finnish NGO providing housing for homeless people and social housing with a housing stock of 18,000 flats. He is internationally known as a passionate advocate of Housing First policy. Finland and Helsinki have made bold commitments to end all homelessness in the next few years, find out why Juha says they can and will make it happen.
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44min
October 21, 2021 Measuring a community's social capital
United Way Greater Toronto released two reports on social capital. The studies assess how much residents trust their neighbours and institutions; how extensive and satisfying their social connections are; how civically engaged they are; and how they feel about their safety and services. While the results are encouraging, social capital is inequitably distributed: those with lower incomes and less financial security face greater barriers. We hear from UWGT’s Christine Hill and Isabel Cascante.
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39min
October 14, 2021 Dr. Naheed Dosani
Dr. Naheed Dosani is a palliative care physician who cares for homeless and vulnerably housed individuals with dignity and compassion, whether in a shelter or on the street. A transformative experience providing care to a Toronto homeless man at the end of his life motivated him to develop Palliative Education And Care for the Homeless (PEACH). The program provides community-based hospice palliative care to people regardless of their housing status or factors such as poverty or substance use.
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28min
October 07, 2021 Housing Professionals Mentorship Program
The Housing Professionals Mentorsip Program is a CSAE award-winning program designed to provide education, mentorship, and networking opportunities for the housing leaders of today and tomorrow. It's designed to foster innovation and growth in the sector. Hear from Jacob Gorenkoff from the Canadian Housing & Renewal Association, and Mary Clarke from the Chartered Institute of Housing Canada.
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36min
September 30, 2021 New pan-Canadian survey on women's homelessness
Kaitlin Schwan and Khulud Baig from the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network and authors of a new survey, The Pan-Canadian Women’s Housing and Homelessness Survey released Sept. 29, talk to us about the chilling results. This is the largest and first-ever national survey of women experiencing homelessness and housing need in Canada. The report includes key recommendations for governments to address the systemic barriers and issues facing this population.
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30min
September 23, 2021 Mumilaaq Qaqqaq
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ) is an Inuk woman and human rights defender. She was elected as an MP in 2019 but chose not to run again in the recent election. Originally from Baker Lake, Mumilaaq has worked with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., The Quality of Life Secretariat in the Government of Nunavut, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Qulliq Energy Corporation among other organizations. She fights for adequate housing, clean water and food security in the North.
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September 16, 2021 Election 44: Housing affordability and renter rights
Five million people in Canada didn’t know if they were going to make rent on September 1. Housing affordability and renters’ rights are key election issues—how are federal party
promises faring compared to this country’s rental crisis? Hear from leading experts on affordability, evictions, and renter rights. This Is the final episode of our special election
series on housing and homelessness as voters
in Canada head to the polls.

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38min
September 15, 2021 Election 44: Party platform analysis on housing & homelessness
This election is about housing. We are joined by rights and policy experts Garima Talwar Kapoor-Maytree, Justin Marchan- CHRA Indigenous Caucus, and Ricardo Tranjan-Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. They walk us through their analysis of federal party platform commitments on housing and homelessness. This is the fourth episode of our special election series on housing and homelessness as voters in Canada head to the polls.
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45min
September 14, 2021 Election 44: Housing, policy & politics
We’re joined by experts Leilani Farha, Eric Weissman and Zain Velji who talk to us about campaigning during a pandemic, housing and policy issues voters should consider this
election. This is the third episode of our special election series on housing and homelessness as voters in Canada head to the
polls.

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56min
September 13, 2021 Election 44: Lived experts & voting for solutions
What are some of the key election issues for people experiencing homelessness and housing precarity? What do candidates and federal parties need to get right if they’re
going to solve homelessness if elected? Find out this episode and speak to folks with lived expertise. This is the second episode of our special election series on housing and
homelessness as voters in Canada head to the polls.

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53min

FAQs about On The Way Home:

How many episodes does On The Way Home have?

The podcast currently has 179 episodes available.