Gettin Chai Podcast
Gettin Chai Podcast
Podcast Description
Join Lani Levy as she sits down with founders and experts who are making a meaningful impact in their communities. Through insightful conversations, she explores their journeys, innovations, and what’s led them to live out their authentic power. Discover the strategies and stories that are driving change and inspiring others to build a better tomorrow.
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The podcast focuses on themes of personal authenticity, entrepreneurship, and community innovation, with episodes exploring topics like breaking societal norms, trusting oneself, and cultivating creativity. Notable episodes include interviews with journalists discussing personal growth and designers sharing their journey to success.
Join Lani Levy as she sits down with founders and experts who are making a meaningful impact in their communities. Through insightful conversations, she explores their journeys, innovations, and what’s led them to live out their authentic power. Discover the strategies and stories that are driving change and inspiring others to build a better tomorrow.
Most people don't find out about Kayla's Children Centre until they need it. Mira Lax is the director of marketing at KCC, a school, therapy clinic, and camp for children with disabilities and complex medical needs in Thornhill. They support over 450 families a year, from six weeks old to 21, and this summer they are opening Camp Lionheart, the first-ever Jewish overnight camp in Canada designed specifically for kids with disabilities, in Muskoka. She joins us to talk about what it actually looks like to build a place where every child belongs.
We get into what truly accessible really means (it's not just a push door), the full range of kids KCC serves beyond wheelchairs, and how a summer camp can also function as a medical centre. Mira also breaks down the sibling program and what it's like for the seven-year-old in the family who doesn't always get talked about, the caregiver support that goes way beyond dropping a child off, and how to find KCC if you're a family that's overwhelmed and doesn't know where to start. Plus: the nonprofit model behind it all, and what it looks like when the work you do aligns with who you are.
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Instagram: @gettin_chai
YouTube: @gettinchaipodcast
Kayla's Children Centre
Instagram: @kaylaschildrencentre
Camp Lionheart: @kcclionheart
Website: kaylaschildrencentre.org
00:00 Intro
02:13 How KCC Started and What Makes It Different
05:18 A Facility Built for Real Accessibility
09:08 Camp Lionheart and the Medical Piece
10:47 Not Just Wheelchairs: Who KCC Serves
12:47 Ad: Guests on Earth
13:44 Jewish Values and Why Disability Doesn't Discriminate
15:21 Camp Lionheart: Opening This Summer
17:59 The Sibling and Caregiver Programs
24:16 How to Access KCC's Programs
26:45 If You're Overwhelmed, Reach Out
28:30 Finding Purpose at KCC
31:01 Final Thoughts
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