Podcasts about home for good

As Foster Care Fortnight draws to a close, we're chatting to Dr Krish Kandiah, the founder of the Christian organisation ‘Home For Good', a charity dedicated to finding a home for every child who needs one.' Krish is a also a Foster Carer, as well as being a government advisor, and his insight into this area is second to none. To contact Torch Trust with any comments or feedback, call 01858 438260, email info@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org.

This week we're thrilled to have had Tash McBride from Home For Good | Safe Families share with us. 

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Join us as we finish our Christmas message series, Home for the Holidays, with Part 5: Home for Good

The Edge 134 - Pearl Jarrett Black children are disproportionately represented in our care system   Roger talks with Dr Pearl Jarrett MBA, DMin who is the lead for the Black-Led Church for Home For Good( https://homeforgood.org.uk/pearl ) , they go into why Black children are disproportionately represented in our care system. They are among those who wait the longest for the right home to be found for them.   #Adoption #Fostering #BlackCommunity   https://youtu.be/mOQZ3WgWMLM

Dr Krish Kandiah OBE is the founder of The Sanctuary Foundation, a charity supporting refugees to find welcome, work and worthwhile housing in the UK. Krish has also been at the forefront of many other initiatives including the fostering and adoption charity Home For Good, as well as writing multiple books on theology, activism and faith.Following a summer marred by riots over immigration, Justin and Belle talk to Krish about re-enchanting compassion for the 'orphan, widow and foreigner' in an increasingly divided culture.Krish Kandiah: https://krishk.com/ For Re-Enchanting: https://www.seenandunseen.com/podcastThere's more to life than the world we can see. Re-Enchanting is a podcast from Seen & Unseen recorded at Lambeth Palace Library, the home of the Centre for Cultural Witness. Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall engage faith and spirituality with leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. Can our culture be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Sunday we were joined by Tarn Bright, Co-CEO of Home for Good and Safe Families. Tarn spoke to us powerfully about how ‘God sets the lonely into families' and how this enables the Church to be a place where children and families can be helped to thrive. If you'd like to find out more about how you can practically make a difference through supporting families or fostering, adoption and supported lodgings please go to: https://homeforgood.org.uk/who-cares

Home for Good works to mobilise the Church in the UK to play a part in ensuring that every child and young person has the home they need, whether through fostering or adoption, providing supported lodgings, as well as advocating for systemic change. Billy-Jo shared a little of her own story in the foster care system, and challenged us on the holy inconvenience of Love.

In part 2 of Enterprise Community Partners and Home for Good, Baaba with Enterprise Community Partners, and host K-DiD continue to talk about Home for Good, a resource with strategies to prevent eviction and promote housing stability. Learn more about ⁠⁠Enterprise Community Partners⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠Home for Good⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/resources/home-for-good⁠⁠ Learn about the Family Homelessness Coalition https://www.fhcnyc.org/ Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hear Our Voices' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ account links can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktr.ee/nyc_hov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYC311⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://portal.311.nyc.gov/  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DHS' Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- apply for shelter   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/dhs/shelter/families/families-with-children-applying.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brochure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/path-brochure.pdf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HRA Guide for Housing Instability⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/BK-9-SOI-NewGuideForRenters.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠      ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠About Source of Income Discrimination⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/SourceOfIncomeFactSheet_SP.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you experience source of income discrimination, you can report it to the NYC Commission on Human Rights by dialing 311 and asking for "Human Rights," call 212-416-0197, or use the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Report Discrimination form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/about/report-discrimination.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Housing Vouchers ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Section 8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/about-section-8.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CityFHEPS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/cityfheps.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FHEPS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/fheps.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Special One-Time Assistance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (SOTA) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/sota.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Check out other resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/40pB4p8

This week, we are joined by Baaba with Enterprise Community Partners, a national nonprofit on a mission to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging, and platforms for resilience and upward mobility for all. Home for Good is a resource with strategies to prevent eviction and promote housing stability. Learn more about ⁠Enterprise Community Partners⁠ ⁠https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/⁠ Learn more about ⁠Home for Good⁠ ⁠https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/resources/home-for-good⁠ Watch the Portraits of Hope documentary ⁠here⁠. ⁠https://www.fhcnyc.org/portraits-of-hope/⁠ Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hear Our Voices' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ account links can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktr.ee/nyc_hov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYC311⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://portal.311.nyc.gov/  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DHS' Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- apply for shelter   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/dhs/shelter/families/families-with-children-applying.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brochure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/path-brochure.pdf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HRA Guide for Housing Instability⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/BK-9-SOI-NewGuideForRenters.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠      ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠About Source of Income Discrimination⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/SourceOfIncomeFactSheet_SP.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you experience source of income discrimination, you can report it to the NYC Commission on Human Rights by dialing 311 and asking for "Human Rights," call 212-416-0197, or use the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Report Discrimination form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/about/report-discrimination.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Housing Vouchers ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Section 8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/about-section-8.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CityFHEPS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/cityfheps.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FHEPS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/fheps.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Special One-Time Assistance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (SOTA) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/sota.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Check out other resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/40pB4p8

Tamsyn Radmall from Home For Good showed us how we can show the power of God’s transforming love, as seen in Ezekiel 47, to care-experienced children. (Unfortunately only the ending of Tamsyn’s opening story, about her sister and brother-in-law sneaking food into a posh hotel during their honeymoon as the meals in the hotel restaurant were prohibitively expensive, is recorded here. You can see the full story on YouTube.)

Kevin Ferguson, a VP at New Orleans & Company, provides an update on the Home For Good New Orleans Homeless Initiative, a community-wide effort to achieve low to no unsheltered homelessness in New Orleans by the end of 2025.

Meet Ellie Azerad, the author of Frum Minimalism. This episode is ALL about decluttering your home to make it a more pleasant place for you to live. In this episode, we dive into: -How to start decluttering your home and why it will benefit you -How to make this process last and not allow your home to get cluttered again -How your connection to Hashem and spirituality fit into this process -How to deal with it in regards to kids — how to get them involved and deal with the amount of stuff they bring into the home -PESACH: How to get ready in time for Pesach so you can arrive at the holiday calm instead of stressed and anxious -Letting go of the scarcity mindset And SO much more! To get in touch with Ellie and to find more resources from her, visit frumminimalism.com. If you have a guest you'd like to see on the Chai on Life podcast, email alex@chaionlifemag.com or send me a DM at @chaionlifemag. Thanks for listening!

What difference can it make to foster or adopt children? Anna Simmons describes her experience of becoming part of God's family and, after having children, the decision they made to become a fostering family. Home For Good helps to find homes for the thousands of children that need them - find out more about them at homeforgood.org.uk

In our study of the book of Mark, we look at the surprisingly good news we can find in the analogies Jesus used about cloth and wineskins.

We had the privilege of hearing from Rosie Campbell from Home for Good who are one of our mission partners.

Blair is joined on the Hope FM Breakfast Show by Stu Dendy - South West Regional Lead for Home For Good, a charity dedicated to finding a home for every child who needs one. Find out more about their work at homeforgood.org.uk FIRST BROADCAST: 05/09/2023

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Henrico CASA's third annual Home for Good Playhouse Event to benefit Henrico children begins Friday, April 21, at Short Pump Town Center. The event features one-of-a-kind luxury playhouses built by Classic Construction, DPR Construction, Loughridge & Company, Urbancore Construction, and W.M. Jordan Company, as well as one built by students at Henrico's Career and Technical Education program. These playhouses will be on display at Short Pump Town Center from April 21 through May 7. “Child abuse and neglect is a difficult subject – especially when you realize that families are in crisis all around us,” said Kristin Blalock, Henrico CASA's...Article LinkSupport the show

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Chris Yeo and Eunice Smith combined to help us get a vision for some of the marginalised in our city.

 Rev. Amie Aitken is the second woman in the history of the Baptist Union of Scotland to appointed sole pastor of a church.  She was adopted at the age of three, has grown up in the church and that is where her interest in the intersection of faith and attachment comes from.She has been a  foster parent and speaks openly about adoption in her advocacy work with 'Home For Good', which aims to place every vulnerable child into fostering or adoption by working with Christian churches.Through her work she is  seeking to help churches become trauma-informed places of care both in general and specifically for care-experienced families. Any views or opinions given by Amie are her own and not necessarily representative of her congregation.Follow Amie:Twitter: @amieaitkenInstagram: @obhpatreonHer Patreon page (On Being Human) is a space to share longer thoughts on anything from deconstruction to attachment: www.patreon.com/amieaitkenFollow the Recovering God Podcast:Twitter: @RecoveringGod Instagram: Recovering_God In order to help us to consider our future as a podcast team, please will you help us by completing this form by 2nd December 2022:  If you have any comments, please let us know at: RecoveringGodPodcast@gmail.comPlease remember to rate, subscribe and tell others who you think will be interested. Music written and performed by Dan Lawrence and produced by Lawrence DinhRGP HistoryAlison & Grace were having a conversation in the summer of 2019 about podcasts and they weren't aware of any at the time that spoke to their context, so they decided to set one up. You can hear more about their thinking about the podcast in the Introductions episode. Grace & Alison worked on the podcast together for the first year but Grace had other commitments that meant she had to give the podcast up, so from February  - August 2021 Alison carried on without her. In August 2021, Alex & Amy joined Alison and they became the three AAAs.Alex moved to a new, exciting job and now there is a new team. Listen to the episode  'Then There Were 6 - New Team, Same Great Episode' for more information about the team.

Every 15 minutes, a child comes into care in the UK. The number of children in care in Northern Ireland has risen by 41% in the last 10 years. There is a huge need to find loving, stable homes for children and teenagers. God's people are called to respond to this challenge. Many churches across Northern Ireland support families to provide homes through fostering, adoption and supported lodgings. But there's more need; more potential. This seminar shares stories and offers suggestions for how you and your church can play an active role in caring for children who need a place to belong. Roger is the Northern Ireland Lead for Home For Good, a UK charity that works with churches to promote fostering, adoption and supported lodgings for teenagers. Roger is a foster carer with Barnardo's NI. Judith is the Southern Trust Coordinator with Home For Good, working with churches to help recruit and support foster carers, adoptive parents and supported lodging hosts. Judith has experience of adoption and fostering through the Southern Trust.

How is Christian hospitality connected to justice?  What does it look like to emulate Christ's hospitality and justice?  Are followers of Jesus supposed to have a balanced life?  Did Christ have a balanced life?  We had a conversation with Dr. Krish Kandiah around these questions and more.  Krish is the founder and director of Home for Good, an organization that provides homes for children who don't have one.  We hope you enjoy our conversation.  Also, if this conversation peaks your interest Dr. Kandiah is teaching a summer course called Racial Justice and Radical Hospitality: A Biblical Approach.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

Lizzy Dobres, Engagement and Communications Manager at CQC, speaks to Alexis Quinn, Restraint Reduction Manager of the Restraint Reduction Network, and Debbie Ivanova, CQC's Deputy Chief Inspector for people with a learning disability and autistic people about our new report, 'Home for Good'. The report celebrates successful community support for people with a learning disability, a mental health need and autistic people. Find out more on our website: https://buff.ly/38LyOyZ

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Thanks for joining us as we come together on Fathers Day. Today's service is a little different as we are hosting an interview with Mike Chesterton from Home for Good. Home for Good believes that we all have a part to play to ensure that every child has the home they need. We work to mobilise the Church in the UK to respond to the needs of vulnerable children through families stepping forward to foster or adopt and churches wrapping around families with support, and to influence wider society through advocacy and engagement to create systemic change.

“Let’s find a home for every child who needs one.“ Home For Good’s Judith Dawson makes Foster Care Fortnight with a few reflections. She shares her experiences and helps us to consider which steps to take as we support kids and parents in the care system.

My guest today is Tania Bright, the CEO of the national fostering and adoption charity, Home for Good.  Their vision is to find a home for every child who needs one.  Tarn (as we all know her) is a seasoned public speaker, author, and executive coach and has 20 years of experience in leading organisations, church ministry, and a professional background of working in FTSE100 companies. She is also an adoptive Mum to two incredible boys. They live by the river in central London and enjoy mudlarking and supporting their inner-city farm.In our chat we talk about Tarn's first house, a car she owned, starting work at 12 years old, becoming an adoptive parent plus getting a tattoo.   Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevelegguk)

This Reboot Republic podcast sets out the case for inserting the Right to Housing in the Irish Constitution, and why a Referendum is needed. It is part of Maynooth University Social Justice Week. The speakers include Fr Peter McVerry, Homelessness Campaigner, Orla O Connor, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland, Niamh O Rourke, Inclusion Health Social Worker, James Rooney, Barrister and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Trinity College Dublin, Ann Marie Flanagan, NWCI Disability Women's working group and Ellie Kisyombe, Co-Founder Our Table. It is introduced and chaired by Dr Rory Hearne, Dept Applied Social Studies Maynooth University & the campaign for a Right to Housing, Home for Good. Support this podcast and get access to loads of extra content at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

https://www.christarealba.com/uphomechallenge #uphomechallenge Here’s inspiration: 1.) The Pixar movie UP - where Carl (an adorable grumpy widow) decides to go on an epic adventure to honor his late wife by attaching thousands of balloons to his house and tossing items to make his home lighter. 2.) I always had decluttering and organizing on the “should do” list, which was super uninspiring and disempowering. So I applied the COMPOUND EFFECT principal to this (the same way I apply it to every area of my life) it means doing something small daily that overtime will amount to big results and change. This makes it sustainable and develops new habits, rather than a one time change. 3.) Metaphysically with the law of attraction, manifestation and the art of feng shui it is said to be important to keep our homes, bodies and minds decluttered in order to attract that which we desire into our lives. Here are the simple instructions: Each day find 5+ items to gift, sell, donate or trash/recycle (if need be). Repeat until you have created a habit and are free from binds of clutter!

info@podcastone.come3db42d2-9088-463c-b6bf-d4df5eadeb65Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:59:37 PST00:12:30The South Florida Sunday Podcast

Date: 27 December 2020Series: Christmas at Home - Advent 2020Speaker: David Harvey

In our sixth episode of the Budget Week podcast, co-publishers Ayesha Barmania and Will Pearson go over how the draft 2021 municipal budget addresses the issue of affordable housing and homelessness. In particular, we look at funding for the city's shelters, rent supplements, incentives for affordable housing, and changes to funding from higher levels of government. Episode transcript Ayesha Barmania 0:02 Hello, you're listening to Peterborough Currents. I'm Ayesha Barmania. In this episode of the Budget Week podcast, we're going to talk about the thing that came at the top of the list of the survey of citizens' priorities for the 2021 budget. And that's housing and accommodation. So my colleague and co-publisher Will Pearson has been following the developments on affordable housing and homelessness. And he's with me now to tell us about it. Hi, Will. Will Pearson 0:24 Hello. Ayesha Barmania 0:26 Um, so take us through the broad strokes of what we're going to talk about today. Will Pearson 0:29 Sure, so there's a couple things in the 2021 budget that jumped out at me when I first looked at it. The first is a pretty significant increase to the amount of money this city is spending on homelessness services. I also noticed an increase to the rent supplement program, which is great to see. But not everything that the City does around housing and affordable housing does get reflected in the 2021 budget. Either because it gets funded by other levels of government or because some of the ways that the City, you know, encourages affordable housing development, for example, is not really through funding, but more through softer measures like incentives to encourage development. So I think we'll maybe in this conversation stray from the budget itself a little bit to talk about those areas. But those first, the two things I mentioned are what jumped out at me and the budget document itself. Ayesha Barmania 1:23 Yeah, absolutely. And so we talked a little bit during our last episode about the funding increase that's drafted in the budget for the shelter system. So for folks who missed that episode, what's that going to pay for? Will Pearson 1:40 Sure, yeah. So the first thing to say is just that the shelter system continues to be experiencing a lot of pressures, there's just a high level of need in the community for the shelter services. So during budget week, Council approved a plan to increase the base funding for the Youth Emergency Shelter by about $60,000 as well as increase the starting wage for shelter workers to bring it up to a living wage. So that's kind of two of the ways that homelessness money is being increased and how that money has been spent. Most of the money increased in the homelessness program this year is going to the shelter system itself. Ayesha Barmania 2:16 Okay, gotcha. There was a little bit of conversation about this during the finance committee meetings, right? Will Pearson 2:21 Yeah, there wasn't really a lot of debate about whether this budget line should increase. I think the councillors are pretty well on board with the idea of increasing the funding. But instead, they really used the budget meeting as an opportunity to – some councillors at least – to voice their support for the shelter system. And I think this comes– I think there's a little bit of frustration on council for some of the ways that the media have been covering homelessness in the city. I think that they sense that maybe the media is focusing on negative stories and bad news stories and ignoring the good news. Keith Riel spoke about his wish that the media covered some of the successes of the city a little bit more, for example. Keith Riel 3:02 Get your story straight. This council is committed to helping the less fortunate. This council has put money where their mouth is. And we continue to do the job and to help the people that are marginalized who need the help. So why don't we have a good news story about what we're doing. Will Pearson 3:23 And then Diane Therrien spoke, you know, again, just to support the shelters, and in particular, the shelter workers. Diane Therrien 3:31 Of course, there's a lot of work to do. There's a lot, you know, a lot of work still to be done. Our shelter system, our housing and homelessness system is not perfect. You know, we do hear a lot of concerns about the Brock Mission and why the Brock Mission are doing, you know, running this service. And that it's also important to note that there aren't a lot of organizations that are wanting to do this work. It's, you know, these frontline workers are not paid a living wage, they're not paid nearly enough for the amount of time and energy that they put into trying to help people. So it's really easy to criticize. It's, you know, but there are people that are working in the Brock Mission, at YES, at all of our frontline shelter services that put in everything that they have for minimum wage, really, and it and so, you know, it's easy to say, ‘do this, do that' but folks don't realize how much is happening behind the scenes. Will Pearson 4:37 So that took up most of the conversation around the budget at the budget meetings. You know, it must be frustrating because this is not the first year in recent memory that the city has increased its funding of the shelter system, right. And this comes as you know, every city official and every community partner will tell you that homeless shelters aren't the solution to homelessness. Housing is the solution to homelessness. And, yeah, it just must be frustrating every year to see the level of need in the community for these emergency responses and the need to continue to increase funding for them when that funding could be used to fund more long term solutions, if we could just pivot to pursue some of those longer term solutions a little bit more easily. When I spoke to Dorothy Olver who's the program manager for homelessness in the city, she said that– Dorothy Olver 5:30 We would eventually love to see that, you know, all the funding that we have going into emergency shelters could be used very, very differently in our system if we didn't need emergency shelters. But I think we need to acknowledge that we're going to need to have some level of response. Our shelters will openly say to anybody, they'd gladly work themselves out of business and not need to have homeless shelters. But we're going to be a while before we get there. Will Pearson 5:52 So you know, there's a desire to get out of the shelter business, as Keith Riel has said a couple of times, but we're not there yet. It would seem– And so yeah, the city is continuing to increase the amount of money that it puts into the shelter system. Ayesha Barmania 6:06 Mm hmm. Yeah, for sure. And so getting out of the kind of emergency shelter system, there's that other level of helping folks stay in housing, what are some programs that we can see the city contributing to now that do that? Will Pearson 6:20 So it seems that every year during budget week, rent supplements come up. It's usually a topic of conversation. And I think in the past three or four years, at least, council has made it the practice to boost the level of support for rent supplements each year. And that's happening again this year. Ayesha Barmania 6:36 Yeah, so what is a rent supplement? What are we talking about there? Will Pearson 6:39 Right, a rent supplement is a payment that the city makes to help bridge the gap between what an apartment costs for a tenant and what they can afford. And they're usually made directly to landlords. And so the money goes to the landlord from the city, and then the tenant is able to pay that much less rent, and there's a few different kinds, some of them are rent-geared-to-income rent supplements, some are like a flat fee. So I think the Housing Choice rent supplement average is around $250 a month. Ayesha Barmania 7:11 And is that tied to the apartment unit? Or is that tied to the family that's moving in? Will Pearson 7:15 There's a couple of different programs, some of the rent supplements are portable, so you can move with them and they aren't tied to particular units. And some are tied to particular units. And yeah, and so this year, we're seeing a $50,000 increase for the Housing Choice rent supplement, and that's a rent supplement that is worth – that's the one I just mentioned – that's worth about $250 a month. That's the average anyway, and it's portable. And I spoke to Rebecca Morgan Quin about it, she's the manager of housing at the City. She expects that about 10 new households will be able to access that rent supplement in 2021, because of the increase. So that's good news. One of the drawbacks of supplements is that often the ones that are funded by other levels of government anyway, usually have expiry dates. And so we've seen in the past actually situations where the City had to increase its own spending on rent supplements, not to increase how many supplements that are, but actually just to cover expiring programs, which is too bad. And the draft budget does point out that there were a few rent supplement funding programs from the provincial and federal government that are set to expire over the next five years. And that's putting about 100 households at risk of losing the rent supplement. Councillor Kemi Akapo noticed that and asked about it during deliberations. Here's what Commissioner of Community Services Sheldon Laidman responded. Sheldon Laidman 8:37 So that is a very important risk I think to the long term future of the rent supplement program and the social housing program in general, is that, as Coun. Akapo mentioned, a number of these programs are about to sunset, and they expire. And they're leaving a large number of units in a precarious situation. So housing managers across Ontario, I know have been lobbying the government, the provincial government for many years to give some certainty to that going forward, because it is a risk. Will Pearson 9:11 So that's, that's something to keep an eye on in the coming years. I think it's not until 2023 that the first batch of these supplements expire. So there's a little bit of time for senior levels of government to develop programs, hopefully to replace them, but we'll see what happens. Ayesha Barmania 9:27 Right. But until then, in this budget, the $50,000 that you mentioned, that's just increased service money. Will Pearson 9:33 That's new municipal money for new supplements. Yeah. Ayesha Barmania 9:37 Right. So these rent supplements are kind of about getting people into and keeping their housing. What about getting more affordable housing built, like just getting more units on the market? What's the city's role in that? And is there any investment on that front? Will Pearson 9:50 Yeah. So, you know, that's not actually something that we see reflected in the budget document a whole lot. And I think that's just a reflection of the fact that the City of Peterborough is not really in the business of building affordable housing and doesn't really have the resources to do that. And it's not traditionally something that's within the scope of municipalities, that's more something that gets funded by senior levels of government. That's not to say that the city doesn't do anything. Our listeners might remember that this year, the City took a couple of properties that it owns that are in the Parkway corridor. So they're not going to be used for the Parkway anytime soon. And so the City kind of renovated them to create some affordable housing. So there's a couple of examples where the city has taken properties that it owned, and turned them into affordable housing. But it's not very significant or large projects, it's usually pretty small ones. But one thing that the city does do to encourage the development of affordable housing is offer incentives to developers. So if someone wants to build an affordable housing project, they can apply to, for example, have the development charge that would usually be charged waived, or maybe the city can offer them reduced parking, minimum parking requirements, things like that. So just little things that the city can do to make it easier and more cost effective to build affordable housing. And that you do see that reflected in the budget. It's a program that's set to continue in 2021, to the tune of about $1.1 million. Ayesha Barmania 11:16 Okay, so that's money that the city is foregoing. Right? They would have received it if they'd not been offering this program, but they're choosing to not receive this money. So that affordable housing gets built. Will Pearson 11:26 Yeah, that's right. It's foregone revenue. So other developers would be expected to pay those fees, but a few, including affordable units, then you can have them waived. Ayesha Barmania 11:36 Okay, but aren't there – so this isn't necessarily about the budget, but aren't they're like – can't the City, you know, talk to all the developers that are working in the city and force them to make a certain percentage affordable? Will Pearson 11:49 No, I think there's a lot of people in Peterborough that wish that city council could force developers to include affordable units and the developments. So the sort of planning speak for that is called inclusionary zoning, so you zone a part of the city and say that any development in this part of the city needs to have, you know, this proportion of affordable units. And under the current provincial regulations, that's only possible in major transit areas, which is kind of a planning designation that Peterborough doesn't have any of those, it's more like Toronto would be allowed to do it around a subway station, for example. Yeah, but that's new regulations that were brought in by the provincial government a couple of years ago that really do curtail municipalities ability to pursue inclusionary zoning. And I know that even though it is possible in Toronto, I know that advocates for affordable housing are really pushing the government to reconsider this rule around transit areas, because it really just limits where you can pursue inclusionary zoning. And in a city like Peterborough, where these transit areas don't exist, it's not possible. Ayesha Barmania 13:04 Yeah. And I think that really echoes a lot of what I've been hearing in these interviews I'm doing for this podcast about the different constraints on the city budget based on these higher levels of government. So there's these regulations that you're talking about. But there's also just different types of funding available. So what funding is the city counting on to pay for the initiatives that we've just talked about? Will Pearson 13:25 Yeah, funding from other levels of government is definitely a big part of how housing works at the municipal level, and during budget deliberations Mayor Therrien brought this up and really called on the provincial government in particular to come to the table with more funding for housing and homelessness. Diane Therrien 13:43 These services, it is also important to note, have been downloaded from senior levels of government over the years. There's three levels of government that we deal with, when we're dealing with housing as a municipality, that's the federal government, ourselves, and the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. And so I've said it before, and I'll keep saying it that we do need to be putting pressure on them to come to the table to help with these projects. Will Pearson 14:11 So there is a little bit of extra operating money coming from the province. And I thought that I noticed it in the budget. When I asked Olver about that, well, first she literally started to laugh. And then she said yes, there is a little bit more money, but she called it quite modest. Dorothy Olver 14:28 There is a little little little bit of additional funding. That's part of the kind of our ongoing consistent funding that we get from the province. So we generally have a couple of pots. The community homelessness prevention initiative is probably our largest. And then we have the Home For Good funding. There's not been any change in the Home For Good funding since we started it a couple years ago, and we don't anticipate anything so it never changes year to year. And that's basically for some of our supportive housing programs. The community homeless prevention initiative is like the funding we use for shelter funding housing, some rent supplements, and we had a very, very modest increase for this year. Will Pearson 15:06 And so I think that the City would, you know, could really benefit from what was funding. Ayesha Barmania 15:12 But I think if I'm following the news correctly, and there have been a number of provincial and federal announcements at a couple different moments this past year about funding, what's up with that? Are we getting any of that money? Will Pearson 15:23 Right. So you're right, that there has been so there have been some provincial announcements about funding, and that's mainly through the Social Services Relief Fund. And, yeah, you're right to bring that up and Olver did bring that up too and said, where the province has really come through in 2020, is with one time funding in response to COVID-19. And so the city did get, I'm not sure exactly what the number is, but it's in the millions of dollars through the Social Services Relief Fund. And what that has been used for is really expenses related to COVID-19, like securing motel rooms, so that people in the shelter system can isolate if they might have COVID, moving the shelters to the Wellness Center, and then moving them back, paying for PPE, things like that. Also, expenses associated with the new 24-7 overflow shelter. So you're right, that there is new provincial money. It's more like a one time funding for COVID-19. And I think that Yeah, what, perhaps Mayor Therrien and Olver were speaking about is the need for or how the city could really benefit from more long term operating funding. Ayesha Barmania 16:34 Sure, yeah. And so things like that one time COVID funding we might start seeing in the 2020 budget actuals? Will Pearson 16:42 I don't know I'm not an accountant. So I can't answer that question. Ayesha Barmania 16:45 That's okay. But I think what I'm trying to say here is that it's not in the 2021 draft budget. Will Pearson 16:53 Yeah. And I think that there are a lot there are other opportunities right now for capital funding for housing projects. So the federal government's National Housing strategy, which was announced a couple of years ago, and has been used so far in Peterborough anyway to fund the Brock Mission development and the Habitat for Humanity development at Leahy's Lane, that's still in existence. So there's still opportunities to apply for that, too, to get funding for affordable housing. And then there's a couple of new opportunities too, I think that that is a capital component of the provinces Social Services Relief Fund, so that might be accessible to the City, or organizations in the city to build housing. And then there's the federal government's new rapid housing initiative, which is probably the biggest opportunity right now. That's I think it is $500 million available to cities like Peterborough. So I know that the city is working with community partners to apply for that funding. Dorothy Olver 17:45 We're trying really hard to do what we can to build our housing stock that we can actually dedicate to homelessness, that's part of our challenges is, we have a binding priority list. And we need more resources actually dedicated specifically to that work to try to house people. So I think what we're trying to do is we're trying to expand any housing opportunities we have, where we have the opportunity to apply for any provincial or federal funding, we're doing that with all of our community partners, or developers or folks who are able to work with us. And we're able to meet the eligibility criteria for those programs. So there's a heavy focus on capital funding opportunities, and we get to really have to be ready to jump on those when we can. We're trying really hard to work with folks in the community to make sure that we jump on those opportunities. Will Pearson 18:34 So we'll see if the City or some organization in the city is able to access funding through the Rapid Housing Initiative. I was interested when I was speaking with Olver about that – she brought up an interesting, not criticism, but there is a barrier with that program. And it's that it doesn't come with any additional money for support services. When you think of someone that might be moving from homelessness into housing, what do they need to get into housing? I think they really need three things. The first is housing, there needs to be a place for them to move into. And that's what initiatives like this respond to. There also needs to be rent supplements to help them pay the rent at this housing, because as we have spoken about before, even the most affordable housing developments these days are not really affordable for someone that for example, only has their Ontario Works cheque to pay rent. So secondly, someone would need a rent supplement to help them pay the rent. And then, in many cases, someone that's exiting homelessness likely needs a little extra support when they're in their housing to to live successfully in that housing, if it's either because they have mental health challenges, or they have addictions, or maybe they've just been homeless for a long time and need some supports settling into and learning how to live successfully in housing. That can be a challenge if you've been homeless for a long time. And that kind of support costs money. And so the Rapid Housing initiative doesn't come with that kind of money. Olver says that that's something that the federal government is aware of and working on. Dorothy Olver 20:08 Yeah. And in particular, like I think one of the biggest – hero might be a lofty term, but it's probably not the right word I'm looking for right now but – the best spokesperson that we have around homelessness right now is Adam Vaughn, [Member of Parliament for Spadina—Fort York]. And he pursues every opportunity he has in the federal government. He is pushing for this funding in terms of capital. But he's also really always pushing for the provincial levels of government to kick in the support dollars to make these units. He's hearing loud and clear from everyone that we really appreciate the capital dollars, that you're asking us to, to help with our high security level people that need support to help them to stay where they are. So he's really pushing the federal government to push other levels of government to make sure that the support dollars are coming. So we'll see if that happened, hopefully, guys, because we need to support dollars for many of the programs that we would like to continue to do as we go along. Will Pearson 21:06 So I thought that was really interesting to hear that the federal government is currently pushing the provincial governments in Canada to step up and provide funding for support services to help make the Rapid Housing Initiative more successful, because without that funding, it might not help the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Peterborough. It might not be just simply because yeah, those individuals need extra support and just giving them a house but not giving them access to put isn't setting them up for success. Ayesha Barmania 21:39 Sure. And this is a program that the city does run called Home for Good if I'm not mistaken. Will Pearson 21:44 Right. One of the ways that the city funds supportive housing is a provincial program called Home for Good. And that that funding has flatlined, I think since 2017, it hasn't been increased. Ayesha Barmania 21:53 Right, yeah. So we might be developing this capacity on all these other fronts but there's still one area that's not getting a boost. Will Pearson 22:01 Yeah, you know, it's a puzzle. There's a lot of pieces that go towards solving homelessness. And yeah, it's a matter of funding them all sufficiently at the same time, and then delivering them all sufficiently. Ayesha Barmania 22:17 Yeah, absolutely. So I think that's all we really wanted to talk about today. Will, is there anything else you wanted to add? Will Pearson 22:22 No, I think that's all the most important things. And that's sort of what I'm keeping an eye on for 2021. Ayesha Barmania 22:28 And not to spoil it, but we're gonna have some coverage tracking all of these different developments on the Peterborough Currents website. So thanks for joining me today, Will. That's all for today's episode of Peterborough Currents. You can find more of our city budget coverage at Peterborough Currents dot CA. We've also got episode transcripts of all the episodes up there. Music in this episode comes courtesy of Mayhemingways. My name is Ayesha Barmania. And thanks so much for taking the time to listen. Bye for now.

Sylvia Baikie is the national co-ordinator for child poverty, a public health practitioner and the leader of Maximise, an initiative to provide a long term, holistic model of intensive support for families in poverty. She also shares some of her story and the role that Leslie Baptist has played in her life.  Eilidh Proudfoot is the Scottish Lead of Home For Good, a UK Christian Charity that seeks to inspire, enable and empower the church to support families who foster and adopt. They're here to give us an insight into family in different contexts across the country and what the local church might have to offer. >> Please note that some of the conversations contain themes you may not want younger children listening to, so have a listen without them first. < You can drop us comments, questions or feedback at podcast@lesliebaptistchurch.org.uk  For more stats on adoption and fostering in the UK visit  https://homeforgood.org.uk/statistics To find our more about Maximise visit https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/22917/sylvia-baikie---maximise

This Reboot Republic discusses the recent proposal to hold a Referendum to insert a Right to Housing into the Irish Constitution. This is an issue that is close to Rory’s heart and something he has campaigned on for a number of years. He is joined in the podcast by fellow members of the Home for Good coalition, Wayne Stanley from the Simon Communities and Chairperson Home for Good, and Rebecca Keatinge, Managing Solicitor of the Mercy Law Centre. The wording of the proposed referendum is discussed, as is the what would getting a right to housing in the constitution achieve practically for ending homelessness, for Generation Rent, for homeowners, for housing policy and our housing system. We also discuss the significance of the cross party support for the Home for Good proposal for a Right to Housing Referendum at the Housing Committee for the Referendum, the question of separation of powers between the Oireachtas and Judiciary, what are the next stages to progress the Referendum, a civil society campaign and how can the public be convinced. This is an important issue, and this podcast has the key information on it. To find out more check out www.homeforgood.ie. Support Reboot Republic to continue to bring the voices and analysis from the frontline, experts and change makers - become a patron - sign up to patreon.com/tortoiseshack

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Dr Kandiah is a social entrepreneur with a vision to help solve some of society's seemingly intractable problems through building partnerships across civil society, faith communities, government and philanthropy. He is the founding director of Home For Good, a charity seeking to find loving homes for children in the care system. He is a passionate advocate for family reunification, fostering and adoption in order to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children worldwide. Krish has written 13 books including the catalytic “Home for Good: Making a Difference for Vulnerable Children” and the award-winning “Paradoxology.” Dr Kandiah is a regular contributor to The Times of London and The Guardian, and is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 2. Dr Kandiah is in demand as a speaker at both national and international conferences. He has spoken at the Q conference in Nashville and to a full house at TEDx Oxford on the topic “Can Hospitality Change the World?” He is a member of the Global Leadership Summit faculty and has spoken in places as diverse as Apple HQ in Cupertino, the GooglePlex, the Cabinet Office in Westminster and the Royal Albert Hall. Krish is a consultant offering both creativity and academic reflection to bring strategic change, culture shift and innovation. He has expertise in the connections between international development, faith literacy and communication. Dr Kandiah is an ambassador for the UK aid and development charity Tearfund.Dr Kandiah holds degrees in Chemistry, Missiology and Theology. His PhD is from Kings College, London. He currently holds faculty positions at Regent College, Vancouver and Regents Park College, Oxford University, is an Honorary Research Fellow at the National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work at Bournemouth University and is an Honorary Reader in Theology at St Andrews University, Scotland. Dr Kandiah lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and 6 children (through birth, fostering and adoption).Click to view: show page on Awesound

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Did you know The Minister's Friend is available on all the major podcast platforms? Subscribe today on Apple, Google and more! Show Notes A question we often ask on the podcast is, "Who pastors the pastor?" But an equally important question is, "Who pastors the missionaries?" In way too many cases, those families who are serving on foreign soil have little or no pastoral investment. And for some, the need for the love and care of a pastor is dire. In this episode of The Minister's Friend, Pastor John concludes his interview with Jon and Tammie Rissmiller, who serve with both Global Outreach International and Pastor2Missionaries, providing direct (and often on site) pastoral care to missionaries around the world.  In this episode, they talk about how to provide care for missionaries who are permanently returning home from the field. Resources Books: Serving As Senders Today: How To Care For Missionaries As The Prepare To Go, Are On The Field, And Return Home, Revised Edition, Neal Pirolo, Emmaus Road International,  (January 1, 2012) Mind The Gaps: Engaging the Church In Missionary Care, David Wilson, Ed., 2015, Believers Press (Three Strand Partners) Web Resources: Global Outreach International (Tuplo, MS) Website https://www.mti.org/ TRAIN International - Joplin, Missouri - https://traininternational.org/ Alongside - Richland, Michigan - https://www.alongsidecares.net Heartstream Resources:  https://www.heartstreamresources.org/ Paracletos:         https://paracletos.org/personal-debriefing/ M.T.I.:    https://www.mti.org/ Link Care Center: http://linkcare.org/link-care-center   (Does More counseling than debriefing but help missionaries) Center For Relational Care: https://www.relationalcare.org/  (More Counseling than debriefing) Godspeed Resources Connection:  https://www.godspeedresources.org/you (debriefing and counseling) To find out more about the Rissmillers' ministry or to provide support: https://globaloutreach.org/giving/missionary-details/jon-and-tammie-rissmiller

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Home for Good is the charity Krish founded 5 years ago, which came out of his own family’s experience of fostering and adopting.   We hear how in the UK there’s a shortage of foster carers and adoptive parents; in the USA there are over 110,000 children who are in the care system waiting to be adopted and are ready for families. Globally, there’s a whole issue on how we care for children.   In the UK, the government is the corporate parent of every child that’s in the care system. There has been a huge upturn in the number of kids who are in care in England with 75,000 kids in care at present. The government is struggling to find carers.   Krish works very closely with the UK Department for Education and, also, he is increasingly working with the UK Home Office, since there is a pressing need for unaccompanied asylum seeking children who have fled war and terror in places like Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea.   Krish notes that asking someone to become an adoptive parent or foster carer is a really big ask. It goes well beyond asking someone to give money.  Rather, we’re asking people to open their homes and welcome into their families strangers’ children who have had all sorts of on-going trauma; to love these kids as their own flesh and blood, not just for a hobby or a weekend but for the rest of their lives – that’s a huge ask.  It’s a hugely philanthropic way of living.   During the conversation, Krish also shares his fascinating personal story and sheds light into his mixed race background, his mother’s experience growing up as a child in an orphanage and his own six children – three of whom are his birth children.   Krish’s dad was born in Malaysia, and his dad’s dad was born in Sri Lanka. His mother was born in India, and her dad was Irish.  Krish notes how in the 1940s and 1950s it was quite unusual for a mixed race marriage to take place and, because mixed race children were not socially acceptable, his grandfather’s three daughters ended up in three different orphanages all over India. This was the case even though their mother was around and able to care for them.   As a consequence of discovering his own personal family history, Krish is now also quite focused on the issue of de-institutionalisation.   Most children in orphanages around the world have living parents. However, he notes that because of social stigma or well-intentioned philanthropy that hasn’t necessarily been thought out we are unnecessarily institutionalising children. This was Krish’s mom’s story – she didn’t need to be in an orphanage as a child yet she grew up in one unnecessarily.   Krish goes on to explain how, today, he now has three birth kids and three permanent other members of their family through fostering and adoption.  It is through these experiences that Krish and his wife know both how challenging fostering and adopting are and, also, just how very rewarding they are as well.   Krish’ passion comes across loud and clear and he explains how the goal of finding a home for every child that needs one has been the operating vision of Home for Good since the very outset.     To underscore how consequential this issue is to society, he presents some sobering statistics: for instance, kids who age out of the foster system in the UK make up 1% of the population but they make up 25% of the homeless population and make up between 40% and 50% of our prison population.   Krish's takeaway for philanthropists: Passion and heart are not enough to do effective philanthropy. As philanthropists we have go to be absolutely informed and clear that our interventions are actually doing good.   Visit Lidji.org for guest bios, episode notes and useful links. Please subscribe and share widely -- thank you!  

This week, Bryn talked with Dr Krish Kandiah about the need for more people in this country to become foster carers and adoptive parents. Krish explains how this issue overlaps with matters of criminal justice, sexual exploitation, and modern-day slavery, and why it should be considered key to those who care about doing justice in this world. Krish is the founder of Home for Good, a charity dedicated to finding a home for every child who needs one. Visit them at: https://www.homeforgood.org.uk/ If you would like to find out more about Krish, you can follow him on Twitter @krishk Or visit his website: https://www.krishk.com/ This episode was recorded online, on Friday 1st May, 2020. This podcast is produced by Blue Bear Coffee Co. for Coffee Lovers with a Heart for Justice. Find out more at: https://www.bluebearcoffee.com/

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Sunday 23rd February 2020 10am Morning Service James 1:19-27 David Kingswood is the newly appointed Project Manager for the Genesis Trust linked project 'Home For Good'. Home For Good is a national Christian charity championing adoption and fostering in the church community.

Rory has worked with a group for the last 2 years and yesterday say the launch of their campaign to introduce the right to housing into the Irish Constitution, Home For Good. We were there to cover it. You will hear from Rory about the ambitions for the campaign and the reason it is something that is so vital. Then you will hear speeches by Independent Senator, Colette Kelleher, Mercy Law's Managing Solicitor, Rebecca Keatinge and former Barnardo's CEO, Fergus Finlay. Please visit homeforgood.ie for more information and follow @homeforgood_ on twitter.

Beth Hare from Home for Good, joins Indy to talk about the power of fostering and adoption.If you want to know more about Home for Good, or to get involved, visit their website; www.homeforgood.org.uk

Phil Green, Chief Executive of Home for Good, speaks on how the Church could play a major role in responding to a major need in the UK for more foster and adoptive parents.

Kath Johnson from Home for Good talking on Adoption Sunday.   https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ce6tgn/HomeforGood_.pdf  

Adopt America Network provides the following services; recruitment of adoptive families, pre-service training, home study assessment, matching services, child and family mentoring, post-placement supervision, and counseling services.Friday, October 11th is our 34th annual foster adoption fundraiser and awards presentation. 5:30 p.m reception with dinner, an awards presentation, and silent auction to follow. To order tickets, visit qtego.net/qlink/home4good.

Billy Jo O'Leary from Home for Good speaks about her life and the work of Home for Good in wanting all children to have a place they can call home.

Billy-Jo O’Leary, who is the Kent Coordinator for Home for Good, shares her life story and the important work that Home for Good does with vulnerable children.

This week Simon chats to a leader in donor care: Robin Peake (twitter.com/robin_peake) from the charity Home For Good. They talk through Robin's approach to small charity donor communications. Covering appeals and thank yous and newsletters, they also speak in very manly voices about culture, customer service, delighters, and genuine vs fake interest in people.

On this show @DJTayFerg, @DJ_Econic, and @Wolf_Of_BK discuss an MLB player quitting professional baseball b/c of his son as well as the Duke Lacrosse rape case (2006). Then it’s time for a mix by DJ Tay Ferg, before they continue discussing The Flint water crisis and Yeezy impact on hip hop culture is undeniable. Who has impacted hip hop on the same levels as Ye’? Mix: DJ Econic

Are You Part Of The 70 Percent? – Krish Kandiah, Home For Good founder asks are orphanages right? Eating Malaysian roti canai, adventures in fostering and why his home is NOT his castle.

Title: Guest Speaker - Nehemiah - Home for Good  Speaker: Kirsty McBride Date: 4 November 2018 

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Krish Kandiah from Home For Good speaks about adoption and the church

On the June 28, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the listener suggestions for the Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 title as well as discuss the latest tv and film news, including Demolition Man at Comic-Con, DC Universe, Baby Driver 2, Indiana Jones 5, Halo, Stephen King's The Boogeyman, and Top Gun: Marverick.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Peter talks about the response to the Colin Trevorrow Book of Henry/A New Hope story.   In The Mail Bag: Peter asked for guesses for the title of Spider-Man: Homecoming 3, and   A ton of people submitted: “Spider-Man: Homeward Bound” A couple people submitted “Spider-Man: Homework” A couple suggested “Leaving Home” as its about him about to leave for college. In the comics he went to Empire State University. The Movie Planet jokes “Spider-Men: Miles from Home” Bosslogic made this cool fan poster featuring Peter and Miles, titled “Spider-Man: Homies” Chase D jokes it could be called “Spider-Man: Homeschooled” as Aunt May has just had enough of these shenanigans and she's taking over teaching duties. Taylor B suggested “Spider-Man: Homestretch” or “Spider-Man: Home Alone” (heck, the first film was inspired by John Hughes movies) Will Wallace (a writer on Teen Wolf) suggested “Spider-Man: No Place Like Home” to round out the trilogy James V jokes “Home For Good” as Disney will have bought Sony by then. Myles McNutt jokes “Spider-Man: Home for the Holidays” and it will come out in Christmas 2021. And the Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 by J. Michael Straczynski  is titled “Coming Home”   In The News: ‘Demolition Man' 25th Anniversary Pop-Up Coming to Comic-Con 2018 DC Unveils Its Super New Digital Streaming Service, Offering More Than Just Original Shows Edgar Wright Teases ‘Baby Driver 2' Could Be Coming “Soon” ‘Solo' Screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan Writing ‘Indiana Jones 5' Facebook is Testing an Algorithm to Protect You From Spoilers Whoa: ‘Halo' TV Show Coming to Showtime, Starts Filming in 2019 Stephen King's ‘The Boogeyman' Will Visit Your Closet With Help From ‘A Quiet Place' Writers ‘Top Gun: Maverick' Looking to Cast Son of Goose   Other articles mentioned: Colin Trevorrow Explains How ‘The Book Of Henry' is a Carbon Copy of ‘Star Wars: A New Hope' Raiders of the Lost Ark Story Conference Transcript   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

In Episode 93, you will hear from Krish Kandiah, foster parent, Founder of Home for Good, speaker, professor, and Author of God is Stranger and several other books. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com

At a ceremony at Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury broke the ground for the construction of a new library. Callum May reports on the first building to be be built within the walls of the palace in a century. Orphanage trafficking has been described as a 'billion dollar racket' by the Australian politician Senator Linda Reynolds. She was in London this week to raise awareness of the trade in children to populate orphanages that she says 'scam' money from church groups and volunteers. Krish Kandiah from the charity Home For Good tells Emily how they are planning to raise awareness of this issue in the UK. Sunday marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence. The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu was an adviser to the inquiry that investigated how the police handled the case. He tells Emily Buchanan about that time, his own experience with the police and whether he is still concerned about institutional racism. Pakistan is scheduled to go to the polls in national elections in July. In rural areas, hereditary holy men can wield significant political power. Dr Adeel Malik from Oxford University tells Emily Buchanan about their influence. Are faith groups doing enough to protect the environment? Martin Palmer from the Alliance of Religions and Conservation debates with the Church of England's lead bishop on the environment, the Rt Rev Nick Holtam. Protests have erupted across India this week after reports of a series of child rape cases. In January an 8-year-old Muslim girl was brutally tortured and killed in Kashmir. Rahul Tandon reports on the claims by some that this shows Muslims and low caste Hindus are not safe in the country. Producers: David Cook Carmel Lonergan Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.

Guest Speaker Sunday Evening Service Matthew Krish Kandiah from Home for Good nnnhttps://www.homeforgood.org.uk/nnVideo - 51 Minutes long.

Krish shares his vision for fostering and adoption, telling us how he came to be work in this ministry full time, and what he believes a Biblical response to this issue.

“You help get his crop in, he helps get your crop in. Never a dime is exchanged.” Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. www.storycorps.org

Steve Legg and pals bring you a show that is like joining your mates for a chat over a mug of coffee. So get the kettle on, sit back and enjoy the podcast with special guests comedian Paul Kerensa and Dr Krish Kandiah

CPOP Radio is proud to present this comprehensive look at the state of homelessness in Los Angeles. You'll hear from Chris Ko, Director of Homeless Initiatives at Home For Good, discussing the incredible progress in creating housing for all, and why the public demands action on this complex and human issue. Follow us for updates and a behind-the-scenes look at @launitedway.

Krish Kandiah, from Home For Good, visits us to share God's heart for those in need of a home and a family

Krish Kandiah, from Home For Good, visits us to share God's heart for those in need of a home and a family

DV | 15 | Family LifeZone | Session 03 | Home For Good Krish Kandiah leads Home For Good, a Christian national initiative. His vision is to stir and equip us as churches for children in this nation who need loving family lives. Together we can be part of Gods radical answer in bring hope and care to children in our nation. This session looks at the subject of Fostering & Adoption Find out more by visiting: www.christcentralchurches.org

Sunday 10:45 Service Guest Speaker Fostering and Adoption Sunday - Home for Good Launch Talk by Krish Kandiah (Home for Good)nRecording also includes the offica launch of Home for Good Reading. - 48 Minutes long.

God has adopted us into his family, and we too can care for those who require a loving family.