Etel Haxhiaj's guest appearances

Etel Haxhiaj

The Edge Show 

Public Hearing

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Creator, Writer, and Cohost: Wendy Love Edge  Producer: A. Edge Productions  Cohost; Angela Edge  Editor Flint Woods  This week's special guest: Etel Haxhiaj  Etel Haxhiaj is the Director of Public Education and Advocacy at Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, where she works on homelessness prevention and advocates for affordable housing. Etel is also serving her first term as the District 5 City Councilor. Etel’s life story is similar to the story of others who fled violence and poverty. She has called Worcester home since 2001, arriving as a young adult with her parents after fleeing Albania’s political upheaval. As a new American with the opportunity to complete her undergraduate and graduate studies at Clark University, she has chosen a life of service, investing back in the City she calls home. She is also the mom of two young boys in Worcester Public Schools.   For the past sixteen years, she has served our community as a youth mentored, served residents in the Attorney General’s office, supported families in public housing and homeless shelters, and organized mothers to fight for a livable climate for all our children. As an advocate, she served on the City’s Community Development Block Grant Committee and has been a long-time board member of the YWCA of Central Massachusetts.

Creator, Writer, and Cohost: Wendy Love Edge  Producer: A. Edge Productions  Cohost; Angela Edge  Editor Flint Woods  This week's special guest: Etel Haxhiaj  Etel Haxhiaj is the Director of Public Education and Advocacy at Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, where she works on homelessness prevention and advocates for affordable housing. Etel is also serving her first term as the District 5 City Councilor. Etel’s life story is similar to the story of others who fled violence and poverty. She has called Worcester home since 2001, arriving as a young adult with her parents after fleeing Albania’s political upheaval. As a new American with the opportunity to complete her undergraduate and graduate studies at Clark University, she has chosen a life of service, investing back in the City she calls home. She is also the mom of two young boys in Worcester Public Schools.   For the past sixteen years, she has served our community as a youth mentored, served residents in the Attorney General’s office, supported families in public housing and homeless shelters, and organized mothers to fight for a livable climate for all our children. As an advocate, she served on the City’s Community Development Block Grant Committee and has been a long-time board member of the YWCA of Central Massachusetts.

Season 7, Episode 5: Homelessness, The Scope of The Problem with Etel Haxhiaj

In our first episode of 2021, Josh speaks with Etel Haxhiaj; a Worcester resident, former refugee and Albanian immigrant, single mother, and candidate for District 5 on the Worcester City Council. Etel and Josh discuss opportunities for putting residents at the center of decision-making and how a public budget is a moral document.We’re back with all new episodes of Public Hearing; available wherever you get your podcasts and on WICN 90.5FM, Worcester’s NPR affiliate station. And, while we celebrate women all year round, our guests for the month of March are all women who live, influence, and/or impact the City of Worcester, MA. Learn more about our show at PublicHearing.co!Share our show with a friend!

In our first episode of 2021, Josh speaks with Etel Haxhiaj; a Worcester resident, former refugee and Albanian immigrant, single mother, and candidate for District 5 on the Worcester City Council. Etel and Josh discuss opportunities for putting residents at the center of decision-making and how a public budget is a moral document.We’re back with all new episodes of Public Hearing; available wherever you get your podcasts and on <a href="https://www.wicn.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WICN 90.5FM</a>, Worcester’s NPR affiliate station. And, while we celebrate women all year round, our guests for the month of March are all women who live, influence, and/or impact the City of Worcester, MA. Learn more about our show at <a href="http://www.publichearing.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PublicHearing.co</a>!<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1203788" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Share our show with a friend!</a>