Job posting: Knowledge Mobilization Specialist
HNC is on the lookout for a new part-time member to boost our knowledge mobilization capacity.
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US Surgeon General highlights the need for more social connection
The Surgeon General has created a Framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection. It details critical and actionable next steps that individuals, communities, organizations, and governments can take to foster social connection.
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Ahad Kamranzadeh on the inestimable value of laundry rooms and what makes public common spaces feel inclusive and welcoming
In our conversation with Ahad, we learned about how he’s made connections between his engineering background and current work with the Collective.
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Going beyond the norm: Innovative roles for local governments in fostering neighbourly social connections
Governments have become interested in reducing loneliness and social isolation and strengthening resilience and collective emergency preparedness in these settings.
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How can community housing help us prepare for crisis?
The role of community housing in resident social resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Learning report: Hey Neighbour Collective’s first three years
Reflecting on HNC’s first three years, this report details activities, learnings, and shared priorities moving forward.
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Niloofar Hedayati on how better use of space in multi-unit buildings can improve social connectedness among older adults
Over a lively phone call, we chatted with Niloofar about her work in Iran and how she’s applying that experience to new research in Canada.
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Impact report: Living Together Symposium
Living Together: Connecting housing, social health and resilience was a two-day hybrid symposium of engaging presentations and dialogues about tackling loneliness and social isolation in our homes and communities. Held…
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Practice Guide: Learning from the community connectors
Practice guide for implementing resident-led social programming in multi-unit rental housing.
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Webinar recap: Social Sustainability in Multi-Unit Housing
On March 1st, Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) and CMHC co-hosted a webinar entitled ‘Social Sustainability in Multi-Unit Housing.’ A diverse audience, including local and federal government employees, housing providers and…
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Callista Ottoni on community-engaged research, social connectedness and the magic of informal conversations
Callista Ottoni, PhD candidate at UBC and Mitacs Intern for Hey Neighbour, shares her thoughts on community-engaged research, her recent photography exhibit, and why she loves cycling around the city.
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Practice Guide #4: Roles for Local Government in Strengthening Social Connectedness and Resilience Activities in Multi-unit Housing
Fourth 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.
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How does housing density really affect life in cities?
Canada is simultaneously experiencing a severe housing crisis and – like many other countries – a crisis of increasing loneliness and social isolation. Intervening to tackle loneliness and social isolation…
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Building resilience and emergency preparedness through social connections: video
Workshop leaders and participants discuss how the Connect & Prepare program helps grow social connections between neighbours that support resilience and preparedness.
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Practice Guide #3: Developing organizational partnerships to build community in multi-unit housing
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.
