Best 30 Homelessness Podcasts

Join your host, Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., LCSW is an exploration of all things social work, including direct practice, human behavior in the social environment, research, policy, fieldwork, social work education, and everything in between. The general public will find these episodes useful as a way of getting insight into some of the issues that social workers need to know about in order to provide professional and ethical services. more

Tents, evictions and gentrification. SOLD OUT envisions what home should be by examining California, the epicenter of the nation's housing affordability crisis. Meet the dreamers and doers who are finding solutions to high housing costs because none of us can afford to wait. more

We The Unhoused is a podcast that lifts the voices and struggles of the unhoused in LA and beyond. Host Theo Henderson is currently unhoused and resides in Chinatown, Los Angeles. He tackles issues such as police brutality, harassment, policy, and the survival challenges of unhoused people. Through a series of interviews, we will discuss issues that are germane to unhoused people like the cost of living, gentrification, health struggles, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care. The revolution will be heard on this podcast. more

Inside Schizophrenia is a podcast by people with mental illness for people with mental illness. Each episode looks at life through the unique lens of people living schizophrenia and psychosis. The podcast is hosted by Rachel Star Withers with Gabe Howard. more

A podcast featuring 'J.T.,' an L.A. born and raised storyteller from central Los Angeles. Episodes discuss policy-making, including gentrification, housing and homelessness, urban planning, and more of the issues shaping Los Angeles today. more

I am a trial lawyer and a lifelong registered Democrat in Portland, Oregon. I started 'Rational in Portland' to combat this city's ideologically driven as opposed to data-driven policies, which have been particularly catastrophic for its most vulnerable citizens (whom, ironically, Portland claims it cares the most about). The podcast also serves as a platform for leaders who have evidence-based, solutions-oriented, proven strategies to rescue Portland from its precipitous decline and to educate voters who cannot access dispassionate facts from Oregon's local media. more

An Interfaith Community Services podcast about the myths and realities around the big issue, and what you can do to help. more

On the heels of the release of the award-winning documentary, PUSH, filmmaker, Fredrik Gertten and Leilani Farha, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, have reconvened. Join the filmmaker and the advocate as they reflect on their experiences making PUSH and exchange ideas and stories about the film's central issue: the financialization of housing and its fallout. more

Mental Health Association Oklahoma created The Mental Health Download podcast to share stories each week about mental illness, homelessness, incarceration and suicide, and how each can impact our lives in a profound way.Mental health affects everyone, yet the social stigma attached to mental health issues keeps so many of our family members, friends, colleagues and neighbors silent.Why are we so afraid to talk about these issues?Each week, our host Adi McCasland invites guests to share how mental illness, suicide, homelessness and incarceration have affected their work or lives. more

From the days of the Koch administration to Mayor Adams stepping into City Hall, New York City has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to solve the city's housing problem. Yet from sky-high rents to crumbling public housing to rising rates of homelessness, the problem persists.Join housing experts Rafael Cestero and Kirk Goodrich, as they look at how New York City's housing problem has evolved during their combined 60 years in the industry and wrangle with the most daunting challenges still ahead. more

Four Degrees to the Streets is designed to empower anyone curious about places and spaces, not just persons with professional degrees or backgrounds. Here we will cover a host of topics, including transportation, health, housing, and the environment, through the lens of racism, classism, and sexism and give listeners the tools they need to overcome institutional barriers. more

Affordable housing is the backbone of better opportunities for all. ChangeMakers with Katie Goar analyzes the issues and challenges being faced in affordable housing today. In each episode, Katie speaks with finance experts, thought leaders, and change-makers to explore innovative solutions that provide more affordable housing options across the country. Whether you want to learn more about economic development, government funding, why affordable housing makes good economic policy, and why the total community benefits from affordable housing, this is the podcast for you. more

Want to know what the Department of Veterans Affairs is doing to end Veteran homelessness? Join us each month as we explore all the ways our country is working to ensure that every Veteran has a safe and stable place to call home. Host: Shawn Liu. more

Podcast From A Poverty Skola from the Unhoused Nation called amerikkklan- The introduction to the podcast series created by formerly unhoused, incarcerated revolutionary daughter of Dee, single.mama, co-founder of POOR magazine/Prensa POBRE/ , journalist, teacher, poet &welfareQUEEN more

Housing for the Aged Action Group presents a show exploring a range of housing issues.

HOMELESS TO WHOLENESS is a ministry of Gospel Rescue Mission of Tucson, Arizona. We're a team of Christ-followers on a mission to help others find hope and restoration. Please listen in as we share inspirational stories of individuals who overcame extreme challenges and found new life in Christ, moving from homelessness to wholeness. more

La Cloche est une association de loi 1901, fondée en 2014, qui développe des projets visant à changer le regard porté sur le monde de la rue et à encourager le faire ensemble entre voisins avec ou sans domicile. Découvrez sur notre chaîne différentes émissions : -La webradio Radio Bitume. Les personnes sans domicile prennent la parole pour exprimer leurs opinions, partager leurs talents et faire changer le regard porté sur le monde de la rue.-Les podcasts 'en vrac', pour découvrir plus largement l'association et les activités proposées. Ces podcasts sont réalisés par des personnes sans domicile.-Parcours, l'émission qui offre un autre regard sur la ville et, on l'espère, un autre regard sur les personnes sans domicile. Un podcast produit par GroundControl, en partenariat avec Usbeket Rica more

Hope Stories is a Hope Mission podcast where we take you into the heart of the hurting and hungry in communities across Alberta. more

Groundcover Speaks is a blind and print disabled accessible audio archive of Groundcover News. Groundcover News is a nonprofit, community street paper based in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The physical newspapers can only be purchased on the downtown street corners of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti from Groundcover vendors, who sell the papers for an income. Groundcover Speaks is produced through a collaboration with 5th Avenue Studios and Groundcover News to bring the voices of Groundcover News vendors to more community members. more

Going Beyond, a podcast for people working in the homelessness sector.

Established in 2018 at Cal Poly Pomona, the California Center for Ethics and Policy investigates pressing national and global challenges—such as climate policy, healthcare, artificial intelligence, immigration, and racism—through a Californian lens. This podcast series examines housing insecurity, and in doing so brings together students, artists, philosophers, and advocates to debate, tell stories, and share ideas. more

Welcome to Let's Talk Poverty, the podcast that helps you understand poverty in Calgary through the lens of Enough for All. It tackles the stigma surrounding poverty, challenging biases and assumptions. From the voices of lived experience to community members to highlighting raw data, we speak with subject matter and policy experts, community leaders and you to explore the root causes of poverty in our city and how we can come together to make changes that matter. more

Join the Life Center Staff as we look to examine the art of service. As believers, we have been called to serve each other and the world. While it seems like it should be an easy concept, for anyone who has jumped into the messy world of service, we realize that serving people in real life is much harder than we thought it would be. Listen in as we talk through the difficulties of loving the world around us, whether it be the person on the side of the street holding the cardboard sign or our neighbor who has had a loved one pass away. more

Take a journey with me. Starting from my life of living on the street to living a life of comfort. Proving that you don't need to be born rich to become successful. more