Peace Out Poverty: Recent Episodes
United Way GenNEXT - Alberta Capital Region
Peace Out Poverty highlights various aspects of poverty impacting the Alberta Capital Region community and what philanthropists in their 20s and 30s can do to take action.
The price tags on everything from groceries to transportation have seen significant rises over the past year. This episode, we’re digging into why costs of living have risen so sharply, and how it’s impacting folks in the Alberta Capital Region. To help unpack the impacts on housing and food security, we were joined by Hayley Irving of REACH Edmonton and Tamisan Bencz-Knight of the Edmonton Food Bank.
Donate: United Way of the Alberta Capital Region
Support: REACH Edmonton Membership
Support: Edmonton Food Bank
Learn: REACH Edmonton 24/7 Crisis Diversion
Learn: Affordability of Housing Kneebone Study
Learn: City of Edmonton’s Encampment Strategy Prototypes
Connect: Receive Support from the Edmonton Food Bank
The GenNEXT podcast team is Tokunbo Adegbuyi, Alex Bedard, Renée Chan, Jenna Halabi, Andrew Mason, David Odumade, Stephen Ryan, and Feven Worede. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.
Opioid overdoses have been a major public health concern for the last several years, with the number of drug poisonings and deaths steadily rising since the pandemic began. This episode, we connected with Marliss Taylor of Boyle Street Community Services and Laurence Braun-Woodbury at Bissell Centre to discuss how the overdose crisis is impacting people in the Alberta Capital Region and what we can do to turn the tide.
Connect: Bissell Centre
Connect: Boyle Street Community Services
Connect: Addiction Recovery and Community Health (ARCH)
Connect: Alberta’s Virtual Opioid Dependency Program
Connect: EACH + EVERY: Businesses for Harm Reduction
Connect: George Spady Society
Connect: Moms Stop the Harm
Connect: Opioid Dependency Program, Alberta Health Services
Connect: Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres
Read: Affordability of Housing Kneebone Study
Read: Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report
Read: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté
The GenNEXT podcast team is Tokunbo Adegbuyi, Alex Bedard, Renée Chan, Jenna Halabi, Andrew Mason, David Odumade, Stephen Ryan, and Feven Worede. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to reduce poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.
Citations
- Minister’s Opioid Emergency Response Commission
- Opioid and Stimulant Related Harms in Canada, Government of Canda Study
- Opioid crisis remains a large issue in southern Albera Indigenous Communities, CTV News
- Opioid Crisis: No Easy Fix to Its Social and Economic Determinants, National Library of Medicine
- The Opioid Crisis in Canada, The Library Parliament
- Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics: 2020, Government of Canada Study
We’re back for Season 2! Subscribe to this feed and tune into our first episode of the season next week.
The GenNEXT podcast team is Tokunbo Adegbuyi, Alex Bedard, Renée Chan, Jenna Halabi, Andrew Mason, David Odumade, Stephen Ryan, and Feven Worede. This trailer was produced by Castria. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.
An effective and accessible public school system is a vital component of any prosperous society. Alberta has a world-class education system, but your success as a student is about more than just what’s in the curriculum. Social factors like mental health, cultural barriers, and poverty play a pivotal role as well. This episode, we’re trying a thought experiment. We speak with EPSB’s Kris Simpson, E4C’s Kelly Bickford, and BGCBIGS’ Tracy Simon to learn how the All In For Youth program holistically supports students. And we’ll also show you how these supports work together in context at the Peace Out Poverty Academy for Successful Youngsters (though the cool kids call it POP Academy).
Timecodes
Intro to POP Academy – 2:14
Interview with Kris Simpson – 5:42
Nutrition Support Programs – 16:50
Interview with Kelly Bickford – 19:10
Afterschool Programs – 30:55
Interview with Tracy Simon – 32:37
Conclusion – 44:55
Links
Connect: Spruce Avenue Instagram
Connect: e4c Instagram
Connect: e4c Make Tax Time Pay
Connect: BGCBIGS Instagram
Donate: All In For Youth
Donate: Tools for School
Learn: e4c School Nutrition Program
Volunteer: BGCBIGS Mentorship Program
The GenNEXT podcast team is Tokunbo Adegbuyi, Jordan Barrett, Renée Chan, Andrew Mason, David Odumade, Rebecca Price, and Noreen Remtulla. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.
Poverty is a key indicator for one’s mental health. In a low-income situation, it can be difficult to achieve and maintain your mental well-being. This could be due to a lack of access to mental health resources and the stress of poverty itself. Poor mental health then impacts your ability to fully participate in society, which again, impacts your ability to stay out of poverty. It's a vicious cycle where higher levels of poverty lead to lower levels of mental health, which then lead to even higher levels of poverty. This episode, we speak to David Chowne, Elsie Lobo, and Eric Krepstekies to explore the complexities of managing your mental health while living in poverty.
Today’s episode was hosted by Tokunbo Adegbuyi. Thank you to Rebecca Price for interviewing our guests.
Connect: 211 Alberta
Connect: Pride Centre of Edmonton
Connect: Jasper Place Family Resource Centre
Connect: Family Futures Resource Network
Connect: The Family Centre – Online Single Session Therapy
Connect: Alberta Black Therapist Network
Connect: Healing and Colour
Connect: Jewish Family Services Edmonton
Donate: All In For Youth
Learn: Mental Health First Aid
Learn: Community Mental Health Action Plan
Learn: YMCA/YWCA
The GenNEXT podcast team is Tokunbo Adegbuyi, Jordan Barrett, Renée Chan, Andrew Mason, David Odumade, Rebecca Price, and Noreen Remtulla. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.
Poverty has a unique and profound effect on the lives of those who have periods. Without a sufficient income, it can be difficult to maintain reliable access to period products. This impacts an individual’s ability to participate fully in work, school, and recreation. This has significant implications for one’s ability to earn an income, complete their education, and maintain their mental health. This episode, Andrew Mason and Noreen Remtulla are joined by Pamela Mellon and Scarlet Bjornson to explore the complexities of Period Poverty, and what folks in our community are doing to address the problem.
Thank you to Rebecca Price for interviewing our guests for this episode.
Donate: United Way of the Alberta Capital Region – Period Promise
Donate: No Period Without
Donate: Bissell Centre
Advocate: Letter templates to advocate against Period Poverty
Learn: Plan International Canada’s research on Period Poverty
GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.
Peace Out Poverty uncomplicates the issues and shares practical ways on how you can get involved in your community.
Join hosts Andrew Mason and Noreen Remtulla, as we dive into the social issues that most affect our community and talk to the innovators that are tackling the problems head-on. Along the way, we’ll show how you can make a difference with even the smallest act of kindness, and ultimately, find your own social purpose.
Peace Out Poverty is a podcast by United Way GenNEXT - Alberta Capital Region. This trailer was voice by Noreen Remtulla and Andrew Mason. It was written and directed by Tokunbo Adegbuyi. Editing by Andrew Mason. Music by Sensho.
GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit myUnitedWay.ca.