Tap In Hosted by SVP Season 1, Episode 4: What is Really Happening with Housing in Waterloo Region?

On this week’s episode of “TapIn” your hosts Rose Greensides & Sean Campbell, SVP Partner and Executive Director at Union Coop, speak with Ryan Pettipiere, Director of Housing Services at the Region of Waterloo.

Together, they take a deep dive into various aspects of the housing crisis that has ravaged not only the Waterloo Region but our Province, and Country. Learn about forward solutions to address the crisis locally and things you can do to ignite change.

Other things discussed in this episode include:

• Types of housing and how all aspects of the housing continuum are interconnected
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic upheaval on the housing crisis
• Barriers that residents are facing in this crisis
• What is the reality of relief within new government policies and budgets
• The types of support services available for those in need

Links:

KWCF Development Engagement Tool Kit