51 episodes

Welcome to What London Can Be, the podcast where we navigate our shifting world, shine a light on the issues our city is facing, and explore the innovative, made-in-London solutions to critical challenges in our community.

What London Can Be London Community Foundation

    • Society & Culture

Welcome to What London Can Be, the podcast where we navigate our shifting world, shine a light on the issues our city is facing, and explore the innovative, made-in-London solutions to critical challenges in our community.

    Episode 46: Michelle Foote and Vijay Venkatesan

    Episode 46: Michelle Foote and Vijay Venkatesan

    This week on What London Can Be, Diane talks to Vijay Venkatesan, our Vice President of Finance & Operations, and Michelle Foote, Director of Finance and Operations at United Way Elgin Middlesex and a volunteer on LCF's Social Finance Committee, about LCF's Social Impact Fund.

    • 33 min
    Episode 45: Tuhin Jajal

    Episode 45: Tuhin Jajal

    This week on What London Can Be, we talk to Tuhin Jajal, Executive Director of the London Family Court Clinic, about their latest initiative to support victimized and at-risk children in London, Beacon House.

    • 31 min
    Episode 44: Scott Courtice

    Episode 44: Scott Courtice

    We're joined by Scott Courtice, Executive Director of the InterCommunity Health Centre, to talk about their role in tackling London’s homelessness crisis, and the plan for our whole community to tackle this problem together, born from the homelessness summits held over the past few months.
    Episode Length: 23:23

    • 23 min
    Episode 43: Vital Conversation - Food Security

    Episode 43: Vital Conversation - Food Security

    We revisit March’s Vital Conversation on Food Security with Nancy Buchanan, Family Social Worker at Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre, Sarah Stern, Leader at Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security, Jane Roy, Co-Executive Director at London Food Bank, and Becky Ellis, Executive Director at Urban Roots London.

    • 56 min
    Episode 42: Sandra Pidduck

    Episode 42: Sandra Pidduck

    As March is Epilepsy Awareness month, we spoke to Sandra Pidduck, an educator at Epilepsy Southwest Ontario, to find out a bit more about about their work helping people living with epilepsy to overcome some of the barriers they might face.

    • 18 min
    Episode 41: Dr. Peggy O'Neil

    Episode 41: Dr. Peggy O'Neil

    Ahead of International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8th March, we speak to Brescia’s Dr. Peggy O’Neil about her work at the United Nations for women all over the world, and why it’s still important that Canada has a women’s-only university right here in London.

    • 21 min

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