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    Job posting: Knowledge Mobilization Specialist

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 06 . 062023 . 06 . 09

    HNC is on the lookout for a new part-time member to boost our knowledge mobilization capacity.

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    Going beyond the norm: Innovative roles for local governments in fostering neighbourly social connections

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 06 . 012025 . 12 . 03

    Governments have become interested in reducing loneliness and social isolation and strengthening resilience and collective emergency preparedness in these settings. 

    Read More Going beyond the norm: Innovative roles for local governments in fostering neighbourly social connectionsContinue

  • Two neighbours walk together chatting and smiling, one hold a cane, and the other holding their arm and a bag of groceries.
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    How can community housing help us prepare for crisis?

    By Dorin Vaez Mahdavi 2023 . 05 . 302023 . 05 . 30

    The role of community housing in resident social resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Webinar recap: Social Sustainability in Multi-Unit Housing 

    By Lainey Martin 2023 . 03 . 072023 . 03 . 09

    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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  • Illustration of a community of connections and warm neighbourliness in the lower mainland, with text on top reading: March 1 Webinar.
    News | Webinars, Videos, Podcasts

    Join our webinar on social sustainability in multi-unit housing

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 02 . 132024 . 12 . 16

    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…

    Read More Join our webinar on social sustainability in multi-unit housingContinue

  • Happy, healthy tenants benefit landlords, too
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    Happy, healthy tenants benefit landlords, too

    By Happy Cities & Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 12 . 062023 . 05 . 08

    Three ways rental housing providers can support social connectedness within their buildings.

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    How an 11 year-old helped connect neighbours through the pandemic

    By Happy Cities 2022 . 12 . 022023 . 01 . 31

    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.

    Read More How an 11 year-old helped connect neighbours through the pandemicContinue

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

    By Callista Ottoni, PhD candidate, HNC intern researcher 2022 . 11 . 082023 . 02 . 08

    How three aspects of the photo exhibition strengthened the meaningful impact of Callista Ottoni’s research.

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  • A woman presses her right hand up to a window with rain droplets running down it while across from her is an apartment building with white windowpanes.
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    Loneliness at home: reviewing the Psychology of Loneliness report from the UK Campaign to End Loneliness

    By Lainey Martin & Robyn Lee 2022 . 10 . 252023 . 02 . 08

    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.

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    Day two session videos from the Living Together Symposium

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 06 . 262023 . 05 . 08

    Watch these three symposium sessions from June 8th, the second day of the Living Together Symposium.

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    Day one session videos from the Living Together Symposium

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 06 . 222023 . 05 . 08

    Watch these three symposium sessions from June 7th, the first day of the Living Together Symposium.

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    Enhancing social connections through creative communication

    By Lainey Martin 2022 . 06 . 022023 . 02 . 08

    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.

    Read More Enhancing social connections through creative communicationContinue

  • Living together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resillience.
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    Symposium Agenda, June 7-8

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 05 . 252023 . 08 . 07

    Agenda for Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilience.

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  • Living together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resillience.
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    Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilience

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 05 . 042022 . 08 . 30

    Living Together is a two-day series of engaging presentations and dialogues about tackling loneliness and social isolation in our homes and urban communities.

    Read More Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilienceContinue

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    Reflections from a landlord on the importance of relationships, self-awareness, trust and more

    By Jeanette Moss 2022 . 04 . 012023 . 02 . 08

    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…

    Read More Reflections from a landlord on the importance of relationships, self-awareness, trust and moreContinue

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