Home // News & Updates //

neighbourliness

An illustration in hues of pink, brown, yellow and tan, depicting a city square with buildings, cars, people on bikes, and neighbours helping each other.

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 . 062024 . 04 . 18

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.

A close-up of Niloofar wearing a colourful headscarf as she paints a sculpture in Mashhad, Iran.

Interviews

Niloofar Hedayati on how better use of space in multi-unit buildings can improve social connectedness among older adults

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 04 . 132023 . 05 . 16

Over a lively phone call, we chatted with Niloofar about her work in Iran and how she’s applying that experience to new research in Canada.

A montage of illustrations of people doing activities together like volleyball and tea and remote connecting.

Resources

Seven lessons for implementing social activities in rental housing

By Happy Cities 2022 . 12 . 162024 . 02 . 09

Social activities for neighbours can help build a sense of community, boosting health, happiness, and resilience in multi-unit buildings.

Hey Neighbour Collective's Roundup of "What We're Reading" article headline images

Resources

What we’re following: great reads, resources, new tech and more.

By Michelle Hoar 2022 . 01 . 242023 . 02 . 14

A short list of articles and studies on issues like social connectedness, climate change, housing, and aging.