United Voices WRC

About United Voices WRC

United Voices is a podcast by United Way Waterloo Region Communities, dedicated to bringing you closer to the stories, challenges, and solutions that shape our community. In each 15-minute episode, we dive into important and often-overlooked issues—from the housing crisis and mental health to poverty and community well-being. Through candid conversations with frontline workers, local leaders, and those directly affected by these challenges, we aim to amplify voices that are too often unheard.

Publisher

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

Category

business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Dec 2024

Latest episode

11 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Dec 2025

   “Why We Should Care”: A Conversation About Waterloo Region with Mike Farwell

   Radio host Mike Farwell discusses his personal motivations for community involvement and fundraising with Scott Hamilton, highlighting the importance of volunteerism and kindness in strengthening communities in this interview.

2. 

   3 Nov 2025

   Behind the Mic with Onward Media: Storytelling that Gives Back

   Darren Bondy and Jill Lawrie discuss their 18-month partnership, highlighting the impact of collaboration and the unique sense of community in Waterloo Region in this interview.

3. 

   22 Sept 2025

   Renovictions: Housing Insecurity in Our Community with Megan Walker of the Social Development Centre

   Megan Walker of the Social Development Centre discusses renovictions and their impact on housing insecurity in the Waterloo region, highlighting the need for tenant protection and systemic change in this interview.

Who has been a guest on United Voices WRC

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mike Farwell
• Darren Bondy
• Jill Lawrie
• Megan Walker
• Robin Heald

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

12

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32