Episode 40 - Rick Lees
BeCause & Effect
English - June 03, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBSociety & Culture Government winnipeg giving because foundation philanthropy cause causes community findyourbecause charity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Rick Lees, Executive Director of Main Street Project, talks about equity in society, how the COVID-19 epidemic has affected their operations, and what we can do to help solve some of our city’s most difficult challenges.
Welcome to BeCause & Effect, a podcast from the Winnipeg Foundation, where we talk to people eabout the causes they care about and the effect that it has on their lives. My name is Nolan Bicknell.
Rick Lees is on the front lines of the homelessness epidemic. As Executive director of Main Street Project in Winnipeg, he is familiar with their plight and understands the challenges of living with mental health, addiction, and how if untreated and unattended, can often lead to homelessness or worse.
We sat down with Rick Lees from Main Street Project, to talk about equity in society, how the COVID-19 epidemic has affected their operations, and what we can do to help solve some of our city’s most difficult challenges.