Episode 7: Gender-Based Violence and Homelessness
About the Guest:
Sharon Floyd
Former Executive Chief Officer | Embrave: Agency to End Violence | She/Her
Embrave: Agency to End Violence is an anti-violence organization that provides shelter, counselling, and advocacy supports for women, Two-Spirit, gender-queer, trans and non-binary folks experiencing violence.
About the Host:
Mya Moniz
Peer Support Leader | REST Centres She/Her
Mya is an independent youth and Former Crown Ward of the Peel Children’s Aid Society. She’s achieved an Honours Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction from the University of Toronto in English, Professional Writing and Communications, and Sociology. She also sits at the Senior Leadership Table for the Peel Alliance to End Homelessness as a youth with lived experience.
Mya believes there is great power in healing, growth, and catharsis through writing and storytelling, and she strives to help others tell their stories the way she tells hers.