The amazing and brilliant Dr. Antoine Lovell joins us on this week’s episode of On The Way Home 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.

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Born during the pandemic, End Homelessness St. John’s is doing incredible work on the east coast, including a dramatic reduction in shelter stayers who are chronically homeless. Executive Director, Doug Pawson joins us on the On The Way Home podcast to talk about this incredible work as well as many other initiatives they are doing in the battle to end homelessness

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How did St. Thomas-Elgin, a Built for Zero community reduce chronic homelessness by 25%?  Find out on this week’s On The Way Home podcast as we are joined by Danielle Neilson the Supervisor of Housing Programs and Homelessness Prevention for St. Thomas-Elgin.  You don’t want to miss it!

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This week on the OTWH podcast we talk about the intersection between justice and homelessness as we are joined by expert Safiyah Husein from the John Howard Society of Ontario.

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For so many experiencing homelessness, income security plays a large part.  Join us this week on the On The Way Home podcast as we are joined by Maytree’s Garima Talwar Kapoor to talk about their recently released Social Assistance report, and the need for impactful changes moving forward.

This episode is made possible by CAEH.

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This week on the On The Way Home podcast, we are joined by Kaitlin Schwan, Katlia Lafferty and Khulud Baig to talk about the two Human Rights Claims that were submitted on June 14th to the National Housing Advocate, the “Crisis Ends with Us” from the Women’s Network and the other, “Homeless on Homelands” from the National Indigenous Feminist Housing Working Group.  An important and powerful conversation you don’t want to miss!

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Both a lived expert and expert in his field of recovery, Dr. Robb Kelly takes a different approach to addiction, focusing on the cause of addiction and not the symptoms.  He joins us on this week’s podcast to share his story of homelessness and recovery and as well his thoughts around both the causes and solutions to the opioid crisis we are facing in North America.

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Is it possible to provide longer term affordable housing while at the same time helping individuals and families build equity? Join us on the OTWH podcast this week as we discuss the “Dwell” program which looks to provide deeply affordable housing while helping people build equity for a brighter future. We are joined by the power team of Adrienne Pacini at SHS, Joshua Benard at Habitat GTA and Emmy Kelly from Blue Door, who designed Dwell through the CMHC Innovation Lab program.

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We’ve heard time and time again that innovation and action are critical if we are to move the needle on ending homelessness in Canada.  This week on the podcast, we are joined by the incredible Deirdre Freigheit, the CEO of Shepherds of Good Hope in Ottawa, who has taken innovation and action to new levels in supporting the city’s most vulnerable.  From new housing projects to innovative health care for those most in need, Deirdre and her team are leading the way.  Give it a listen and get ready to learn!

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One of the most over represented communities experiencing homelessness across North America, are youth who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ . While the research points to a need for specialized housing programs for these youth, many organizations have stepped up their programming to meet this need. This week we are joined by Alex Cheng from Blue Door and Alyssa from Trellis, two organizations who have developed innovative and responsive housing programs for 2SLGBTQ+ youth.

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