Student Housing Insecurity

As a social determinant of health, housing can have an enormous impact on student mental health. In this webinar, we are joined by Rylan Kinnon, founder and CEO of SpacesShared, as well as Sarah Stackhouse from Georgian College, one of the SpacesShared partner institutions. SpacesShared is a home-share program that pairs students with older adults. Our guests will provide a presentation on student housing insecurity, and then explore systemic solutions to the issue, including the SpacesShared platform.

Presenter Bios

Rylan Kinnon is the Chief Executive Officer of SpacesShared and has spent a decade working in postsecondary advocacy, policy, program administration, and technology. As a partnership and consensus builder, Rylan believes in engaging as broad a base of stakeholders as possible when developing solutions to complex problems. Rylan has experience managing large teams and scaling technology companies.

Sarah Stackhouse RSSW, is the Housing and Outreach Coordinator at Georgian College. In her role, Sarah has taken on off campus housing leadership while exploring non-traditional housing options, risk mitigation, advocacy for students, community outreach as well as housing education and awareness. Sarah holds the conviction that every individual has a fundamental right to safe, affordable, and sustainable housing. She firmly believes that by uniting as a community and striving towards functional zero homelessness, we can make this vision a reality.

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