Claire Dreyfuss shares her journey into the world of co-operative housing
MITACS intern Claire talks about how she developed an interest in both co-operative housing and aging in place.
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Webinar recap: The Benefits of Being an Enabling Host
How in-building social programming sparks connections and support.
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Practical and emotional supports are “Close to Home”
Small, neighbourly connections can have big impacts on aging in place.
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HNC feature: The Walrus Talks on place and belonging
Exploring how shared spaces shape community and connection with Michelle Hoar
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What if neighbours helped neighbours more? Here’s what we learned!
What if our neighbours became sources of everyday support that could allow all of us to grow our social connectedness and resilience, while also staying in our homes longer as we “age in the right place”?
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‘Age-Friendly Edition’ of the Building Social Connections toolkit
Designing multi-unit housing to support wellbeing at all ages and life stages.
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What makes an age-friendy home?
A version of this article was originally published by Happy Cities in March 2025. This post supplements the “Building Social Connections Toolkit: Age-friendly Edition,” which illustrates how to design home…
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Jean talks about the importance of qualitative research and why he writes poetry
What work are you involved in with Hey Neighbour? I’m working with a key partner of HNC, the Building Resilient Neighbourhoods team, to help them code qualitative data as part…
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October 1 is International Day of Older Persons
At Hey Neighbour, we think a lot about the social connectedness of folks living in multi-unit homes, and how to improve their wellbeing. Some of us at Hey Neighbour are…
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Tara Fernando shares her thoughts on amenity spaces and the importance of knowledge translation
How did you make your way to the Hey Neighbour Collective? When I was accepted into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at SFU, I found a job post…
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How can denser neighbourhoods support wellbeing?
New housing legislation from the Province of BC will mean more homes, but it’s not just density that matters.
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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: The Affordability Puzzle
The third in a three-part webinar series, ‘Housing That Connects Us: The affordability puzzle’ will hear from guest speakers on sociable design for multi-unit housing and how local governments can help support deepened affordability.
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Unlocking social connections in multi-unit housing: Insights from our 2021-2022 resident surveys
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.
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Aging in the right place: Designing housing for wellbeing and older adults
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.
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Understanding the walking experiences of older immigrant populations with Farinaz Rikhtehgaran
In our conversation with research assistant Farinaz, we talked about her work with HNC and discussed the challenges and potential solutions for making walking more accessible for immigrant older adults in cities.
