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Foundations for Social Change’s New Leaf Project and the Myths vs Facts of Homelessness

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"There's still a lot of public resistance to the idea of giving people in homelessness cash, because, the public don't trust people in poverty or people in homelessness, I think that has to be corrected and addressed" - Dr. Jiaying Zhao

One of the topics we have focused on through our special Covid-19 series are organizations and governments that are experimenting with providing cash transfers to un-housed community members. We are finishing up our special series on Covid-19’s impact on our nonprofits, small businesses, and local governments with this very informative and insightful interview with Foundations for Social Change. Foundations for Social Change were the first organization in North America to develop a research project to study the impact on the lives of our un-housed neighbors through providing cash transfers to un-housed community members.

In this episode we feature the voices of the Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Psychology Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia Dr. Jiaying Zhao, along with the Director of the New Leaf Project Heather Hay and the LEAP Co-Chair and Peer Coordinator Ray Bonnetrouge.

Jay Mitchell - Founding Director NEED COPY

Jay A. Mitchell is a professor of law and the founding director of the Organizations and Transactions Clinic at Stanford Law School. The clinic focuses on corporate and transactional practice. Its clients, all of whom are established nonprofit corporations, include national leaders in hunger relief, the performing and visual arts, science education, agriculture, and other fields. Mitchell's scholarship focuses on bringing design sensibilities and methods to legal practice; his publications encourage lawyers to make sketches in the course of everyday legal work and to be mindful of graphic design principles in creating legal documents. Before joining the law school in 2007, Mitchell served for nearly 15 years as chief corporate counsel and a member of the legal and finance senior management teams at Levi Strauss & Co., where he was responsible for stockholder, finance, governance, disclosure, and commercial transaction matters. Earlier in his career, Mitchell was a partner at Heller Ehrman in San Francisco, an associate at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., and law clerk to Judge John Lewis Smith of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Virginia School of Law.

Julie Phelps - Artistic & Executive Director

Julie Phelps is a celebrated curator and performance artist. As Artistic & Executive Director of the interdisciplinary arts space CounterPulse, Phelps combines grassroots community engagement and institutional frameworks to create a dynamic home for art and culture. Most recently, Phelps raised $7 million to renovate and acquire CounterPulse’s building–launching a new model for placing arts at the center of community development. CounterPulse’s facility is acclaimed by the press and featured in architectural reviews, receiving the 2017 Inspiration Award from CONTRACT magazine. Phelps has funded and launched a curated and acclaimed program of performing arts events, community-based programming, and international cross-cultural exchange projects, and tours nationally and internationally as a speaker, U.S. representative, and dance artist.

GUEST 3, Title

GUEST 3 COPY HERE is a healthcare executive with extensive senior leadership experience across the health care system in Canada. She has vast experience in innovative program planning, evaluation, and development. With a passion for working with marginalized client populations and adapting systems to meet their needs, Heather led the development of ground-breaking harm reduction programs including North America’s first Supervised Injection Site, Canada’s only Community Court, and British Columbia’s first Drug Treatment Court. As part of the Olympic legacy projects, she developed a strategy to support complex homeless mental health and addiction clients and implemented a forward-thinking 100-bed treatment centre (Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction) and an 80-bed facility at the Crossing at Keremeos, a long-term treatment program, for youth.

Heather is the recipient of the National Deloitte Public Service Award and twice awarded the Premier’s Public Service award for Innovation and Collaboration. She has been recognized by the BC Business Association and is the recipient of Innovator of the Year Award. She is an experienced consultant who has provided services to a variety of clients both nationally and internationally and is a sought-after guest speaker. Heather has a strong interest in the Arts and is currently enrolled at SFU in the liberal studies program. She holds a Master of Science (Applied) from Montreal’s McGill University and a Master’s in Leadership from Royal Roads University in British Columbia.

Guest 4 Title

GUEST 4 COPY HERE is a healthcare executive with extensive senior leadership experience across the health care system in Canada. She has vast experience in innovative program planning, evaluation, and development. With a passion for working with marginalized client populations and adapting systems to meet their needs, Heather led the development of ground-breaking harm reduction programs including North America’s first Supervised Injection Site, Canada’s only Community Court, and British Columbia’s first Drug Treatment Court. As part of the Olympic legacy projects, she developed a strategy to support complex homeless mental health and addiction clients and implemented a forward-thinking 100-bed treatment centre (Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction) and an 80-bed facility at the Crossing at Keremeos, a long-term treatment program, for youth.

Organization 1

Organization 1 copy here…Vancouver-based charitable organization that develops innovative programs helping vulnerable populations in our communities. We seek solutions to ongoing social issues, such as homelessness, with a bold entrepreneurial mindset using data and evidence to evaluate our work and measure impact. Bound by our shared humanity, we stand for an inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. We believe that economic inclusion is critical to being able to participate in society and that no one should be left behind. This requires disrupting the status quo, and compels us to think radically and test innovative solutions that have

Organization 2

Organization 1 copy here…Vancouver-based charitable organization that develops innovative programs helping vulnerable populations in our communities. We seek solutions to ongoing social issues, such as homelessness, with a bold entrepreneurial mindset using data and evidence to evaluate our work and measure impact. Bound by our shared humanity, we stand for an inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. We believe that economic inclusion is critical to being able to participate in society and that no one should be left behind. This requires disrupting the status quo, and compels us to think radically and test innovative solutions that have

Organization 3

Organization 1 copy here…Vancouver-based charitable organization that develops innovative programs helping vulnerable populations in our communities. We seek solutions to ongoing social issues, such as homelessness, with a bold entrepreneurial mindset using data and evidence to evaluate our work and measure impact. Bound by our shared humanity, we stand for an inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. We believe that economic inclusion is critical to being able to participate in society and that no one should be left behind. This requires disrupting the status quo, and compels us to think radically and test innovative solutions that have

Organization 4

Organization 1 copy here…Vancouver-based charitable organization that develops innovative programs helping vulnerable populations in our communities. We seek solutions to ongoing social issues, such as homelessness, with a bold entrepreneurial mindset using data and evidence to evaluate our work and measure impact. Bound by our shared humanity, we stand for an inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. We believe that economic inclusion is critical to being able to participate in society and that no one should be left behind. This requires disrupting the status quo, and compels us to think radically and test innovative solutions that have