Heidi is passionate about supporting youth and families to thrive, and uplift the voices of young people. She brings an educational background in Social Work and over 20 years of frontline experience working in the youth homelessness sector to her role at A Way Home Canada. Heidi supports the Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Demonstration Lab, providing hands-on coaching, training and program implementation to community partners across Canada, USA and Europe to build their capacity to provide excellent person-centred care and strenghten natural supports to young people and their families. She is devoted to showing up for and making a difference in the lives of young people and practitioners by sharing her learnings, providing support, and building a community across the youth homelessness sector.