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    Reports

    Unlocking social connections in multi-unit housing: Insights from our 2021-2022 resident surveys

    By Meg Holden, Sara Emami, Robyn Lee & Lainey Martin 2024 . 02 . 062025 . 03 . 31

    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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    Building resilience and emergency preparedness through social connections: video

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 02 . 142025 . 06 . 10

    Workshop leaders and participants discuss how the Connect & Prepare program helps grow social connections between neighbours that support resilience and preparedness.

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    Benefits of community building for housing providers: video

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 02 . 072025 . 06 . 10

    Landlords and housing operators can help nurture relationships among residents, and the positive returns for everyone involved can be substantial.

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    Practice Guide #2: Landlord- and housing operator-led approaches to growing community in multi-unit housing

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 02 . 062025 . 11 . 23

    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.

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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…

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