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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On The Way Home episodes:

May 13, 2021 CMHC’s Housing Supply Challenge
Targeting housing experts and professionals, CMHC's Housing Supply Challenge aims to remove or reduce barriers that hinder housing supply. And there's $300 million in funding to be awarded over 5 years for those up for it. Hear from CMHC's Brigit and Sarah about how to stand out and apply. This On the Way Home episode was brought to you by the good people at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
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26min
May 06, 2021 Sekani Dakelth
Sekani Dakelth is from the Tl'azt'en Nation and calls the Downtown Eastside home. She is passionate about trans rights, sex worker rights and harm reduction. Like many of her peers, Sekani knows firsthand how stigma around drug use acts as a barrier to accessing health care. She has worked as a vendor with Megaphone, a monthly magazine based in the Downtown Eastside and Victoria, BC, for years and officially joined the team in 2018 to help build the Speakers Bureau.
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33min
April 29, 2021 Lorraine Lam
Lorraine Lam has spent the last decade hanging out and working with Sanctuary, a community in the heart of Toronto that seeks to particularly value individuals who live in the margins of society. These individuals often bear the brunt of the weight of systemic oppression, including homelessness, stigma, and more. Her friendships at Sanctuary have changed her life and her hope is for others to experience the same kind of transformational relationships.
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35min
April 22, 2021 Nicholas Ridiculous & Michelle German
In order to solve youth homelessness, young people experiencing it or aging out of the foster care system must sit at the table where solutions are being discussed and designed. Hear Nicholas Ridiculous share his lived experience and Michelle German, Vice President of Policy and Strategy at WoodGreen Community Services, talk about their critical new report, New Housing Models for Youth Transitioning Out of Care, a Solutions Lab Roadmap. As Nicholas notes, there are lots of reports but we must act to end youth homelessness!
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35min
April 15, 2021 David Ireland
David Ireland has been a housing advocate all his working life, from local authorities to government, to media and charities. Now he’s the Chief Executive of World Habitat based in the UK, whose vision is “a world where everyone has a safe and secure home in a successful community.” World Habitat recently released a report about how organizations across Europe worked together to save lives during the pandemic, and supported people’s journey out of homelessness.
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35min
April 08, 2021 Laural Raine
Laural Raine is Director of Service Planning & Integrity at Shelter, Support and Housing Administration with the City of Toronto. Recently, the city released its shelter system data publicly to inform solutions to homelessness. The data is updated monthly, and the city is expanding on the data it collects. Hear more about why transparency and data are key pillars to end homelessness.
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28min
April 01, 2021 Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull
There is no denying that Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull is dedicated to serving people experiencing chronic homelessness after turning down a top job with a hospital in order to found Ottawa Inner City Health and work with people whose homelessness mean compounded complex health issues and a much shorter lifespan. Hear about lessons learned from COVID-19, challenges, and why housing is healthcare.
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21min
March 25, 2021 Mental Health Ambassador with the University of New Brunswick-Saint John, Tara O'Toole
Mental Health Ambassador with the University of New Brunswick-Saint John and mentor, Tara O'Toole joins us this episode to talk about her journey out of homelessness and the power of mentorship, mental health support and prevention.
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22min
March 18, 2021 Nick Falvo
While the pandemic has been rough on everyone, it has had even more of an impact on people experiencing homelessness. Nick Falvo, a well known and respected Research Consultant, who started his career on the front line, joins us on the On The Way Home podcast to talk about his recent report on the long term impact of the Covid-19 Recession on homelessness in Canada.
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26min
March 11, 2021 Bif Naked
She sings, acts, writes and is a fierce advocate for our country’s most vulnerable. Join us this week on ‘”On The Way Home”, as Canadian icon, Bif Naked shares her personal journey through the entertainment industry and how she works to continually use her platform to help and lift up those in need in our communities!
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33min

FAQs about On The Way Home:

How many episodes does On The Way Home have?

The podcast currently has 232 episodes available.