Claudine Matlo

Forthcoming.

Claudine Matlo is the Executive Director at WESN.

Practice Guide #3: Developing organizational partnerships to build community in multi-unit housing

ByHey Neighbour CollectiveFeb 14, 202321 min read
A group of neighbours meets to workshop some neighbourhood bonding ideas.
Third in a series of four guides from Hey Neighbour Collective about strategies and practices to increase neighbour-to-neighbour connections and social resilience among residents living in multi-unit housing.

Join our webinar on social sustainability in multi-unit housing

ByHey Neighbour CollectiveFeb 13, 20232 min read
Illustration of a community of connections and warm neighbourliness in the lower mainland, with text on top reading: March 1 Webinar.
Join us on March 1st at 10 AM PST for a free, CMHC-hosted webinar to learn more about building social sustainability in multi-unit housing. As Canadian cities densify, multi-unit housing…

How do researcher-community partnerships turn the dial towards greater social connectedness?

ByCallista OttoniNov 8, 20225 min read
A pathway runs along the waters of the Vancouver coastline toward the mountains and grey clouded sky.
How three aspects of the photo exhibition strengthened the meaningful impact of Callista Ottoni’s research.

Hey Neighbour Collective to benefit from CMHC support

ByMichelle HoarApr 15, 20213 min read
A CMHC logo floats over Lions View Commons with green grass and blue sky.
This grant will support work from March 1st 2021 through to June 30th 2022 with four of our five practice partners. Together we’ll be exploring social sustainability innovations for affordable multi-unit rental housing. In particular, we’ll be highlighting the role that landlords, property managers and policy-makers can play in the process of building community, social connectedness and resilience in multi-unit housing contexts.

Partner snapshot: West End Seniors’ Network

ByHey Neighbour CollectiveFeb 24, 20212 min read
two photos below an overlay of the partner snapshot PDF
The West End Seniors’ Network focuses on supporting older adults living in multi-unit residential buildings through their Close to Home initiative.