Episode 69 – Vulnerable Neighbours

On this episode we talk to Boyle Street Community Services, Alberta Health Services, and the Boyle McCauley Health Centre to look at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people who experience homelessness in Edmonton.

Links:
Subscribe to Text4Hope to receive daily messages of Mental Health Support.
Check out the Mental Health Foundation.
Find out more about Boyle Street Community Services, Alberta Health Services, and the Boyle McCauley Health Centre.
Find out more about AHS Addiction and Mental Health, and the services they offer.
HomewardTrust has fantastic information, including this interactive snapshot of who is experiencing homelessness in Edmonton.
Check out these other amazing organizations who helped with the Expo Centre: Bissell Centre; The Mustard Seed; George Spady Society

Grants:
Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards – Due April 30th
Edmonton Refugee and Emerging Communities Awards – Due May 1st.
Winspear Fund Scholarships for Advanced Classical Music – Due May 15th
Ranald and Vera Shean Memorial Scholarships Due June 1st.

The Well Endowed Podcast is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation. And is a proud, affiliate member of the Alberta Podcast Network.

The music featured in the Vulnerable Neighbours story is called Paper Boat by Podington Bear.

Picture is courtesy of our friends at Boyle Street Community Services. It was taken during their summer block party in 2019.

Episode 68 – Stuck In The House

On this episode, we’re Stuck In The House with the Citadel Theatre.  We speak with Chantell Ghosh, Executive Director and Jessie Van Rijn, Producer about how the Citadel is bringing artists and audiences together in spite of physical distancing. Take that, COVID-19!

Links:
See the archives and performance schedule for Stuck In The House.
Catch today’s Stuck In The House video.

Resources and Support:
Learn more about ECF’s new Rapid Response Fund.
Check out Text4Hope, support for your mental wellbeing.
Alberta Health Services provides trustworthy information about COVID-19.
Try our their Online Self Assessment Tool.

Grants:
Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards – Due April 30th
Edmonton Refugee and Emerging Communities Awards – Due May 1st.
Winspear Fund Scholarships for Advanced Classical Music – Due May 15th
Ranald and Vera Shean Memorial Scholarships Due June 1st.

The Well Endowed Podcast is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation. And is a proud, affiliate member of the Alberta Podcast Network.

Episode 67 – The Piazza Project

On this episode, we learn about the McCauley Development Co-operative and how the community banded together to raise $1 million in less than a month to purchase a problem property in their neighbourhood.

Links:
Find out more about the McCauley Development Co-operative.
Check out the Edmonton Community Development Company.
See how the Social Enterprise Fund invests in community.

Grants:
Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards
Winspear Fund Scholarships for Advanced Classical Music
Ranald and Vera Shean Memorial Scholarships
*Deadline to apply for all three is March 31

The Well Endowed Podcast is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation. And is a proud, affiliate member of the Alberta Podcast Network.

Episode 66 – Millennials and Money

On this episode, we explore the Financial Reality of Millennials in Edmonton by spending a day in the life with Alexis Hillyard to find out how she handles her finances.

This is the first of four Vital Topics that will be produced throughout the year. The upcoming topics will look at Millennials’ behaviours around advocacy, technology and the trends they are setting.

Links:
Read the Vital Topic: Financial Reality of Millennials in Edmonton
Get your nerd on with the Vital Topic’s Resources.
See our past Vital Signs reports.
Check out Stump Kitchen with Alexis Hillyard.
Follow journalist Emily Rendell-Watson on Twitter.

Grants:
Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards
Winspear Fund Scholarships for Advanced Classical Music
Ranald and Vera Shean Memorial Scholarships
*Deadline to apply for all three is March 31

The Well Endowed Podcast is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation. And is a proud, affiliate member of the Alberta Podcast Network.

The music featured in the Millennial segment is called Waves by Pictures of the Floating World.

Banner picture courtesy of KTB Photography