Community Chats

By: Community Living Toronto
  • Summary

  • Welcome to "Community Chats," bringing you stories and insights from the heart of Community Living Toronto. From frontline champions, advocates, and volunteers to the people we support, their families and friends, together we explore the different experiences, celebrate success stories, share memorable moments, discuss pressing challenges and new developments in the sector.

    New Episodes will be available on 15th and 30th of each month on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Audible, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.

    Host: Community Living Toronto - Instagram (@cltoronto), Facebook (@CLToronto), Twitter (@CLToronto), LinkedIn (@CLToronto)

    Learn more about Community Living Toronto at https://cltoronto.ca/

    © 2024 Community Chats
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Episodes
  • A Legacy of Advocacy
    Sep 15 2024

    Welcome to "Community Chats," bringing you stories and insights from the heart of Community Living Toronto. From frontline champions, advocates, and volunteers to the people we support, their families and friends, together we explore the different experiences, celebrate success stories, share memorable moments, and discuss pressing challenges and new developments in the sector.

    In this heartfelt episode, Agnes shares her longstanding connection with CLTO through career and volunteer work, advocacy efforts and impact on Ontario’s support for children, the importance of a person-centered approach in organizations, the strength in unity and the value of mutual learning, memories of her husband, Sam, and the heartwarming story behind the Sam Samler Award, and much more!

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    26 mins
  • The Caregiver's Journey
    Aug 30 2024

    Welcome to "Community Chats," bringing you stories and insights from the heart of Community Living Toronto. From frontline champions, advocates, and volunteers to the people we support, their families and friends, together we explore the different experiences, celebrate success stories, share memorable moments, discuss pressing challenges and new developments in the sector.

    In this episode, we have a chat between Brad Saunders, CEO of Community Living Toronto, and Juanita Forde, Lead Steward of CUPE 2191. In this heartfelt episode, they dive into Juanita’s connection and journey with CLTO as a long-time employee, recognition for developmental support professionals and the DS sector, the importance of representing diverse experiences, the status of caregiving in the country and its challenges, and much more!

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    27 mins
  • Inclusive Education
    Aug 15 2024

    Welcome to "Community Chats," bringing you stories and insights from the heart of Community Living Toronto. From frontline champions, advocates, and volunteers to the people we support, their families and friends, together we explore the different experiences, celebrate success stories, share memorable moments, discuss pressing challenges and new developments in the sector.

    In this episode, we have a chat between Brad Saunders, CEO of Community Living Toronto, and David Lepofsky, lawyer, Chair of the Special Education Advisory Committee at Toronto District School Board, and member of Community Living Toronto's Patron's Council. Join us as we dive into David's advocacy efforts for including disability in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the challenges of navigating the school system, the critical role of individual education plans, and much more!

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    30 mins

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