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 25, 2022 Taking (or not taking) a gender- based approach to ending homelessness
This week we welcome back Abe Oudshoorn, an Associate Director and Professor at Western
University’s School of Nursing as well as the Arthur Labatt Family Chair in Nursing Leadership in
Health Equity. Listen in, as Michael speaks to Abe about his upcoming presentation at CAEH’s
National Conference on Ending Homelessness where he’ll share results from a Canadian
national survey exploring the current state of communities taking (or not taking) a gender-
based approach to ending homelessness.
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28min
October 20, 2022 What do we really know about encampments?
Our guest this week is Iain De Jong. Iain is the President and CEO of OrgCode Consulting Inc. and is the
author of The Book on Ending Homelessness. He has been involved in helping those who experience
homelessness since the 1990s and has worked in many positions to aid in ending homelessness such as:
National Alliance to End Homelessness, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, and the Australian
Alliance to End Homelessness. This week Iain and Michael will be discussing encampments, the tension
that surrounds them and the impact on encampments during the COVID -19 pandemic.
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44min
October 19, 2022 Housing Crisis With Dr. Howard Koh
The guest on our podcast this week is Dr. Howard Koh, MD, MPH | Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of
Practice of Public Health Leadership, Health Policy and Management, Harvard University.
From 2009-2014 Dr. Koh served as the Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services under President Obama, and as Commissioner of Public Health for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
This week we will be touching on topics such as the housing crisis in North America and what role
academia plays in preventing and ending homelessness.
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30min
October 18, 2022 How do we age in different environments with Sarah Canham
Sarah Canham, PhD, FGSA is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah. Dr. Canham uses a social justice lens to approach her community-based research. She works with clinicians, network providers and people who have lived experiences with homelessness, housing security, health, social service delivery and aging. Join us this week as we discuss Dr. Canham’s work about aging well in different types of environments.

Thank you to the sponsor for this week's video, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.
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41min
October 13, 2022 Matthew Barker
This week, we are joined by Matthew Barker, a reporter whose beat is housing and homelessness. Using his own lived experiences and the issues he reports on, his aim is to open people’s eyes to the massive issues facing so many Canadians, such as homelessness/housing and addictions.
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30min
October 06, 2022 Matthew Downie, who is the Chief Executive at Crisis in the U.K.
This week we are joined by Matthew Downie, who is the Chief Executive at Crisis in the U.K. Matthew stopped by the podcast to speak about the homelessness in Scotland, Wales and Liverpool and the National Transformations Plans created to reduce and eliminate homelessness in the U.K.
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39min
September 29, 2022 Kellie Chin, an architect employed at WORKSHOP
This week we are joined by Kellie Chin, an architect employed at WORKSHOP. We will be discussing 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.
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25min
September 22, 2022 Ellery Rosin
Our sector like many have been finding 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 we are joined by Ellery Rosin, who is the People Operations Manager at Foodshare Toronto to talk about some of the truly innovative and inspiring steps they have taken to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive workspace, why paying a living wage is so important, and much, much more! You don’t want to miss it!
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35min
September 15, 2022 Eric Phillip, the Director of Real Estate and Property Management at Dixon Hall
This week we talk all about Social Purpose Real estate and it’s role in helping to end the affordable housing crisis we face with our amazing guest, Eric Phillip, the Director of Real Estate and Property Management at Dixon Hall.

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32min
September 08, 2022 Matti Siemiatycki, the Director of the Infrastructure Institute and Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto
This week on the On The Way Home podcast, we are joined by the brilliant Matti Siemiatycki, the Director of the Infrastructure Institute and Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto as we 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 to stop or slow the housing crisis.
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51min

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How many episodes does On The Way Home have?

The podcast currently has 274 episodes available.