Iain De Jong Email and Phone Number

Iain De Jong is determined and ruthlessly honest in helping organizations and communities work toward ending homelessness. Compassionately, he provokes people to think about homelessness differently and respond to it in such a way that evidence and data is favored over charity and opinion. An affable introvert, Iain embraces his ingenuity to create innovative and reliable service approaches for ending homelessness, then shares them with others charismatically. With refreshing candor, Iain believes through service excellence and informed knowledge, that those organizations and people that have the privilege of being in service to others experiencing homelessness can be effective and inspire awe. He also happens to be the President & CEO of OrgCode Consulting, the author of The Book on Ending Homelessness, the founder of The Leadership Academy on Ending Homelessness, a fledgling YouTuber, a strong supporter of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, and the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness, the technical advisor to the Canadian Shelter Transformation Network, a long-time advisor to the Jeff Bezos Day One Families Fund, a former faculty member in the graduate planning program at York University, a guest lecturer on homelessness at several universities and colleges, an advisor to various elected officials and people in public service, a former comedian, a recovering asshole, an aspiring minimalist, an enthusiast for back-country camping and fishing adventures, an often disappointed fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club, a frequent flyer extraordinaire, and a steady and reliable friend and ally of communities and organizations that are serious about pursuing prevention, reductions and ultimately ending homelessness.