Podcasts Government GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government #407 Assisting the Recently Homeless with Claire Elizabeth Williams, Foundations for Social Change

#407 Assisting the Recently Homeless with Claire Elizabeth Williams, Foundations for Social Change

Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 1:47 p.m.

Consult early and consult often. Claire Elizabeth Williams, CEO & Co-Founder of Foundations for Social Change, joins the podcast to discuss the New Leaf Project. She outlined how the New Leaf Project distributed a direct cash payment of $7,500 (CAD) to 50 recipients who recently became homeless in Vancouver, British Columbia. Claire shared the results of the project as well as lessons learned and how other local governments could implement a similar program.

Host: Toney Thompson