logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2023
24m 38s

S2E10 - Finding Stability Through Afford...

BC Housing
About this episode

Getting affordable, rental housing is hard for large families. Finding homes with enough space for kids, in a family-friendly neighbourhood, can be challenging. On this episode, Sara talks with Stanley Ihemanma, tenant and father of three young boys, about some of the obstacles he encountered. Stanley secured stable family housing for this family through the Greater Victoria Housing Society (GVHS). Virginia Holden, Executive Director, GVHS, talks about the importance of supporting, and growing, family housing.

Guests include:
Stanley Ihemanma, Tenant
Virginia Holden, Executive Director, Greater Victoria Housing Society

Learn more about BC Housing: bchousing.org

Up next
Jul 8
Opening Doors to Accessibility
In this episode, we explore how organizations are redefining their approach to accessibility, broadening their lens and criteria to meet evolving needs. We’ll examine how accessibility has expanded to include not just physical aspects but also support for intellectual and cogniti ... Show More
34m 57s
Jun 24
Navigating Housing Challenges: Finding Safety and Belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ People
In this episode, we explore unique issues and solutions experienced specifically by individuals of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, as they have navigated/continue to navigate the housing system. We will listen to the lived experience of 2-Spirit and Transgender folks, highlighting the ... Show More
36m 26s
Jun 10
From Grandmother to Granddaughter: A Story of Indigenous Intergenerational Living
Brenda Knight of BC Indigenous Housing Society shares fond memories of being raised by her grandmother and the importance of intergenerational housing. That's why the society’s latest housing project at 1766 Frances St. in Vancouver (Chief Leonard George) will feature a dedicated ... Show More
28m 4s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2023
Vienna: Getting housing right
Affordable housing is in widespread crisis. Many cities around the world have failed to build enough houses with good design and make living in them affordable – whether rented or bought. This effects millions, especially young people. One place which seems to have a far better r ... Show More
27m 58s
Jan 2021
My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna
In Vienna housing is considered a basic human right. Is it a model other cities should follow? In the Austrian capital, 60% of citizens live in subsidised social housing. Rent is affordable and developments are built to a high design and environmental specification. Many include ... Show More
27m 8s
Sep 2022
How to revitalize a neighborhood -- without gentrification | Bree Jones
The housing market can be vexing: while some neighborhoods get ridiculously expensive and price out longtime residents, others have historic homes sitting vacant without demand. Equitable housing developer and TED Fellow Bree Jones shares how she found a way to revitalize neighbo ... Show More
6m 41s
Feb 2022
Fighting homelessness in Sacramento
California's state capital suffers from a serious shortage of housing, like much of the Golden State. Small informal encampments along riverbanks or the side of the road are a common sight.We hear from Laura Nussbaum, a woman living in one of these camps in Sacramento. She's tryi ... Show More
18m 25s
Dec 2020
Chapter 5: Housing Finally
If homelessness is the problem, housing is the solution. But it’s not always that simple. Kate Cody has been living in her encampment community for a long time. And there’s no guarantee she’ll be able to make the transition inside, even with the golden ticket. The way homelessnes ... Show More
48m 2s
Oct 2022
The Rise of the Single-Family Home
To tackle its critical shortage of affordable housing, California has taken aim at a central tenet of the American dream: the single-family home.Telling the story of one such property, in San Diego, can teach us about the larger housing crisis and how we might solve it.Guest: Con ... Show More
34m 29s
Dec 2022
How to revitalize a neighborhood -- without gentrification | Bree Jones
The housing market can be vexing: while some neighborhoods get ridiculously expensive and price out longtime residents, others have historic homes sitting vacant without demand. Equitable housing developer and TED Fellow Bree Jones shares how she found a way to revitalize neighbo ... Show More
11m 45s
Nov 2020
Foreign Investment and the Housing Crisis
In cities across Canada, the US and other parts of the world, the cost of living continues to rise -- and housing becomes increasingly unaffordable. Rental rates outpace inflation. Owning a home becomes virtually impossible for millions. Economists have debated the usual causes o ... Show More
1h 17m
Jan 2024
Money Box Live: The Rising Cost of Rent
A typical rental property gets 25 enquires from people who want to view it, according to the property listings site Rightmove. That high demand also comes alongside high prices. The estate agents Hamptons says tenants have been hit with the biggest rise in rental costs in at leas ... Show More
28m 11s
Sep 2022
279: Where Are All The Houses?
Alec Weichel, Founder and CEO of ListQuick, and Scott Hicken, AOC Executive Producer, join us for episode 279 of Art of Construction.  ListQuick's mission is to provide a highly accountable service to real estate professionals, as well as home buyer and sellers. They have an onli ... Show More
1h 1m