At a Community-Based Response to Housing Summit earlier this year, Belonging Brant’s Jocelyn Birkes raised her hand to say yes to doing something. In this Q&A, Jocelyn speaks with Peter Pula from the Community Living Brant Narrative Circle about her inspiration to step up, the integral connections she’s made along the way, and what her visions are for the future of housing in Brantford.
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In this Q&A community organizer, Jocelyn Birkes, and community member, Clove V., discuss housing accessibility and homelessness. Clove shares the insights they gained through their experience with homelessness. Clove offers their perspective on the part prevention plays in the goal to reduce homelessness. They note that education is a useful tool in the effort to destigmatize and promote access to community resources.
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In this Q&A, Rishia Burke of Community Living Brant has a conversation with Betty Johnston. Betty owns a bed and breakfast, a chocolate shop, and Arts Collective in Burford. She is one of the driving forces behind Burford Connects. In this interview Betty shares that communication is crucial for the Burford community to thrive. She shares her hopes for the Burford community and what she finds exciting about her work.
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In this Q&A, Rishia Burke of Community Living Brant has a conversation with Leslie Josling, executive director of Willowbridge Community Services. They discuss how doing things differently can help us to conquer the intractable issues our nation faces with innovation, design thinking, and community collaboration.
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