Three Decades on the Frontlines: Sheldon Polett on Canada’s Housing Crisis

In this episode of On the Way Home, Emmy Kelly speaks with Sheldon Polett, Executive Director of Raising the Roof, about how Canada’s housing and homelessness crisis has evolved over more than 30 years of nonprofit leadership. Sheldon reflects on what feels fundamentally different about today’s moment, what he is seeing across communities nationwide, and how organizations like Raising the Roof are responding through innovative and urgent initiatives. Drawing on his experience in youth homelessness and national coalition-building, he discusses where systems are still failing young people, what we are getting right, and where improvement is needed, as well as the importance of collaboration and sustaining the people doing this work. The conversation closes with practical ways individuals, businesses, and policymakers can help make a meaningful difference right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.