What is Community Housing?

In this episode of Demystifying Community Housing, co-hosts Hanan Ali and Natasha Mhuriro speak with Rebecca Schiff, dean of the Faculty of Human Health Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia; Ray Sullivan, executive director of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association; and David Hulchanski, a professor in the Faculty of Social Work and the Graduate Program in Planning in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto. Together they discuss what community housing means, who it serves or should serve, and how to pave the path forward for resilient community housing.

Show notes

This episode is part of the Demystifying Community Housing Podcast series.

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Rebecca Schiff

Dr. Rebecca Schiff is dean of the faculty of human and health sciences and professor of health sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia.

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Ray Sullivan

Ray Sullivan is the executive director of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association.

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David Hulchanski

David Hulchanski is a professor in the Faculty of Social Work and the Graduate Program in Planning in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto.

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Hanan Ali

Hanan Ali is a research assistant with the Community Housing Canada initiative. As a M.A. alumnus of SFU’s School for International Studies, her research interests cut across housing policy, comparative urban governance, social reproduction, place-making and the politics of belonging in city/neighbourhood spaces.

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Natasha Mhuriro

Natasha Mhuriro is a research assistant with the Community Housing Canada Initiative. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from SFU’s School of Public Policy. Her research interests encompass a range of current public policy solutions, including access to safe, affordable housing options for racialized communities, and the use of disaggregated race-based data to address inequities in housing.

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