This guide explores many relatively easy things that residents, landlords, housing operators, community organizations, and governments can do to support residents in making activities and social connectedness happen.
Social activities for neighbours can help build a sense of community, boosting health, happiness, and resilience in multi-unit buildings.
Three ways rental housing providers can support social connectedness within their buildings.
In contrast to some claims that apartment living is lonely or isolating, the Community Connectors program shows that multi-unit buildings offer a wealth of social support at one’s fingertips.
How three aspects of the photo exhibition strengthened the meaningful impact of Callista Ottoni’s research.
Efforts to tackle social isolation among older Canadians could produce a wealth of health and lifestyle benefits for the country’s aging population. But the National Institute on Ageing also argues…
HNC’s Lainey Martin and Robyn Lee review the ‘Psychology of Loneliness’ report from the Campaign to End Loneliness, originally produced for the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative.
One of Hey Neighbour’s newest research assistants talks about her academic interests and what she loves most about travelling to other countries.
Drawing on a B.C.-wide survey of 1,004 residents conducted from March to April 2021, our recent study shows that unaffordability is only one type of housing vulnerability that has taken its toll on British Columbians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parking is a resource-intensive use of space. What if these resources could be freed up to boost social connection instead?
When the pandemic began, we knew little about its impact on the well-being of older adults. HNC collaborators set-out to find some answers. Below, we summarize some newly published findings from our study. We hope you enjoy the highlights.
Chatting with one of HNC’s newest Research Assistants about her work in the Collective and what keeps her grounded in challenging times.
In a pioneering effort, the municipal government of Barcelona, Spain in 2020 launched a ten-year strategy to reduce isolation and loneliness in the city.
On June 8, 2022, we continued the conversation with a similar cross-section of engaged professionals in a half-day in-person workshop as part of the two-day symposium entitled Living Together: Connecting Housing, Social Wellbeing, and Resilience.
How did you learn about the Collective? I applied to the Masters of Urban Studies program at SFU for fall of 2022. When I was accepted, I was also in…
