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Resources

Loneliness, leadership, and how buildings can make us happier
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 05 . 062023 . 02 . 14

A list of articles and resources on issues like social connectedness, public health, and community design.

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News

Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilience
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 05 . 042022 . 08 . 30

Living Together is a two-day series of engaging presentations and dialogues about tackling loneliness and social isolation in our homes and urban communities.

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Interviews

Getting to know Ghazaleh Akbarnejad
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 03 . 282022 . 08 . 30

We recently sat down with Ghazaleh over Zoom to chat about her work with the Collective and her experiences with liminal spaces and architecture.

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Interviews

Getting to know Lainey Martin
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 02 . 162023 . 02 . 08

A Hey Neighbour Collective research assistant tells us about the joy and importance of getting to know your neighbours.

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Mainstreaming socially connected, affordable multi-unit housing across British Columbia
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 10 . 122023 . 05 . 08

On September 16, Hey Neighbour Collective and Happy Cities co-hosted an online workshop to explore cultural, financial, and policy-level challenges to building socially connected, affordable multi-unit housing communities. We were joined…

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Webinar: Building community into the bottom line
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 06 . 022024 . 12 . 16

Join us for a free webinar on Tuesday, June 22nd to explore ways that landlords and property managers can work with their residents to build community, social connections and capacity for neighbourly mutual aid.

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Profiles

Who is in your emergency kit?
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 06 . 012021 . 06 . 01

Neighbours who already knew each other and their respective lifestyles and needs have been able to support each other relatively easily and effectively – whereas neighbours who weren’t already connected have scrambled to figure out how to build relationships.

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Profiles

Building better with feedback loops
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 04 . 262024 . 12 . 08

Maura Chestnutt discusses how tenants are helping Catalyst design buildings that foster greater privacy, security, and community.

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Profiles

Fostering preparedness and community in multi-unit buildings
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 04 . 212024 . 02 . 07

Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Stacy Barter discusses the Connect &
Prepare program and how property managers can best support and benefit from social connectedness and emergency preparedness among tenants.

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Profiles

Building community into the bottom line
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 04 . 152024 . 02 . 07

For property managers, it can be challenging to move a greater sense of community off the “nice to have” list and into an actual budget line item.

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Reports

Developing Truly Complete Communities, Discussion Paper
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 03 . 312023 . 05 . 08

The Hey Neighbour Collective has prepared this input for the review of Metro 2040’s goal area 4.2: Develop healthy and complete communities with access to a range of services and amenities.

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Reports

Happy Cities releases Together, Apart toolkit
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 03 . 262025 . 06 . 23

We worked with Happy Cities to develop a guidebook of engagement ideas to help people stay connected during times of physical distancing.

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Profiles

Partner snapshot: Concert Properties
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 03 . 092021 . 03 . 26

As part of a comprehensive company-wide approach to social sustainability, building on their experience in the City of Vancouver’s original Hey Neighbour Pilot Project, Concert has hired a dedicated Social Sustainability Coordinator.

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Profiles

Partner snapshot: West End Seniors’ Network
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 02 . 242021 . 04 . 05

The West End Seniors’ Network focuses on supporting older adults living in multi-unit residential buildings through their Close to Home initiative.

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Partner snapshot: Building Resilient Neighbourhoods
By Hey Neighbour Collective 2021 . 01 . 232021 . 03 . 24

Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’s Connect & Prepare program builds emergency preparedness and community resilience between immediate neighbours by strengthening social connections.

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