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Do Local Good - Persons living with Disabilities

Persons living with Disabilities

02/08/24 • 27 min

Do Local Good

The complex needs of Albertans living with disabilities are being supported in part by organizations like the YWCA. In this episode we are joined by Chandra MacLeod, who is the director of external relations for the YWCA and has an extensive history of working with people living with a disability. Also, Donna Bedard, who lives with a physical disability called dystonia. Donna and Chandra share their insights on how as a society we can work to support the community of people living with disabilities.

Learn: Home - YWCA (ywcaofedmonton.org)

Learn: Welcome to Dystonia Medical Research Foundation of Canada | Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada (dystoniacanada.org)

Learn: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/

Get Involved: https://www.volunteerconnector.org/edmonton/volunteeralberta

Support: United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

The GenNEXT podcast team is Alex Bedard, Adam Tymko, Annie Weishaar, Brett Eigner, Sydney Reid, Feven Worede, and Samantha Baxter. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can help ensure no one in our community is left behind, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.

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The complex needs of Albertans living with disabilities are being supported in part by organizations like the YWCA. In this episode we are joined by Chandra MacLeod, who is the director of external relations for the YWCA and has an extensive history of working with people living with a disability. Also, Donna Bedard, who lives with a physical disability called dystonia. Donna and Chandra share their insights on how as a society we can work to support the community of people living with disabilities.

Learn: Home - YWCA (ywcaofedmonton.org)

Learn: Welcome to Dystonia Medical Research Foundation of Canada | Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada (dystoniacanada.org)

Learn: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/

Get Involved: https://www.volunteerconnector.org/edmonton/volunteeralberta

Support: United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

The GenNEXT podcast team is Alex Bedard, Adam Tymko, Annie Weishaar, Brett Eigner, Sydney Reid, Feven Worede, and Samantha Baxter. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can help ensure no one in our community is left behind, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.

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211: A Resource for Everyone

The growing and complex needs of Albertans are being supported in part by an interconnected network called 211. We examine the beginnings and evolution of the 211 network, what it does, and how it is impacting local communities. This episode, we are joined by Stephanie Wright, the 211 Alberta manager, and Danae Dobko, a community resource specialist for 211. Together, we dive into the ins and outs of how 211 works to find Albertans help in increasingly trying times.

Support: United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

Connect: 211 Alberta

Learn: https://alberta.cmha.ca/mental-illness-in-canada/

Learn: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75f0002m/75f0002m2023004-eng.htm

Get Involved: https://www.volunteerconnector.org/edmonton/volunteeralberta

Access 211 support today:

You can reach 211 anytime 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

  • Over the phone: Dial 2-1-1
  • Text INFO to 211
  • Live chat

You can also reach 211 24/7 using one of these toll-free numbers:

  • 1-888-482-4696 (Edmonton & Northern Alberta)
  • 1-855-266-1605 (Calgary, Central & Southern Alberta)

The GenNEXT podcast team is Alex Bedard, Adam Tymko, Annie Weishaar, Brett Eigner, David Odumade, Sydney Reid, Fever Worede, and Samantha Baxter. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.

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Empowering Youth

In this episode we get to know Make Your Mark, an initiative of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region that teaches students from kindergarten to Grade 12 about social issues in their own communities, the role of non-profit organizations, and how they can make a real impact. We interview Sarah Chan about what drives her involvement with Make Your Mark as United Way works to grow the program to more local school projects. We also talk to Michelle Sabourin, a high school teacher at M.E. LaZerte and a champion of the program who participates annually with her students. And we hear from students Jessica and Drew, who are actively participating in Make Your Mark and share how this program has a direct impact on students.

Join us as we examine who is readying the next generation of changemakers in the Alberta Capital Region, and how are they doing it. United Way’s Make Your Mark is presented by Dentons.

Learn More: Stats Canada on Low Volunteerism
Get Involved: Make Your Mark
Support: United Way Alberta Capital Region

The GenNEXT podcast team is Alex Bedard, Adam Tymko, Annie Weishaar, Brett Eigner, Sydney Reid, Feven Woerde, and Samantha Baxter. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can help ensure no one in our community is left behind, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.

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