Owen Christopher Hinds is an experienced youth worker with over 25 years of serving communities in Mississauga and Toronto, including nine years in the Toronto youth shelter system. He has collaborated with organizations such as United Way of Toronto, Toronto Police Service, and served as a board chair for various community agencies and training organizations. For over 15 years, he served as Director of the Lawrence Heights Pathways to Education program at Unison Health and Community Services, before becoming Senior Manager of Community Engagement at Pathways to Education Canada, a position he currently holds. Owen is deeply committed to community development and empowering neighbourhoods.
The pandemic impacted every part of our lives, and the ripple effects are still being felt today, especially by young people living in low-income communities. For many of the...