News and Inspiration
We actively work with our partners to feature and be featured in diverse media. Here we share our news, and where we draw inspiration from.
How do researcher-community partnerships turn the dial towards greater social connectedness?
How three aspects of the photo exhibition strengthened the meaningful impact of Callista Ottoni’s research.
Loneliness at home: reviewing the Psychology of Loneliness report from the UK Campaign to End Loneliness
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.
Day two session videos from the Living Together Symposium
Watch these three symposium sessions from June 8th, the second day of the Living Together Symposium.
Day one session videos from the Living Together Symposium
Watch these three symposium sessions from June 7th, the first day of the Living Together Symposium.
Enhancing social connections through creative communication
Former HNC research assistant Lainey Martin discusses the Photovoice project and how visual media has the power to enhance both social connectivity and research insights.
Symposium Agenda, June 7-8
Agenda for Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilience.
Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilience
Living Together is a two-day series of engaging presentations and dialogues about tackling loneliness and social isolation in our homes and urban communities.
Reflections from a landlord on the importance of relationships, self-awareness, trust and more
How do you show up for work as a landlord or property manager? I’ve been thinking about this question a lot recently. How do I listen to people who are…
Webinar: Building community into the bottom line
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.
Hey Neighbour Collective to benefit from CMHC support
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.
A summary of Being Kind: How much sociability matters
Panelists brought ideas, evidence and stories from their practice and research on what is at stake for the common humanity of our cities as we respond to and recover from the pandemic.
Covid-19 recovery and preparing for future crises
COVID-19 has presented particular challenges to operators of multi-unit rental housing, from mounting financial pressures due to residents’ challenges in paying rent, to managing new health protocols and restricting use of common spaces, to increased concerns around mental well-being, food security and tenant conflicts.