Jaime Hewat
Jaime Hewat (they/them) is the Community Engagement Coordinator for Brightside Community Homes Foundation.
Jaime fosters meaningful resident engagement by developing initiatives that promote social connection, well-being, and community leadership. Their work includes facilitating partnerships with community organizations, coordinating resident-led activities, and supporting projects and programs such as those that address food security, digital literacy, and emergency preparedness.
With an educational background in social work, Jaime is dedicated to trauma-informed practice, social justice, and fostering resilient, engaged communities where residents feel supported and connected.
Research from Canada and around the world has explored how different housing environments shape opportunities for social connection. While high-density living (such as multi-unit housing) is sometimes assumed to limit…
How homes can foster connections between residents
Two-day ‘collective action’ event gathers nearly 200 people to dig into the connections between housing, social health and resilience.
On looking for long-term solutions for those seeking affordable housing.
Fndings from the recently completed Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) report ‘How sociable is life in multi-unit housing?’. This report provides aggregated and comparative results of two annual resident surveys (2021 & 2022) across the properties of HNC members Brightside Community Homes Foundation and Catalyst Community Developments Society.
Design strategies and research to support aging in the right place, from a collaborative multi-unit rental building project between Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, SFU’s Department of Gerontology, Concert Properties and Brightside Community Homes.