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Hear from local experts about the health and climate rationale for intergenerational ‘sociable’ design.
A critical perspective in housing affordability and choices that are key to quality of life.
The Surgeon General has created a Framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection. It details critical and actionable next steps that individuals, communities, organizations, and governments can take to foster social connection.
The role of community housing in resident social resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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…
Callista Ottoni, PhD candidate at UBC and Mitacs Intern for Hey Neighbour, shares her thoughts on community-engaged research, her recent photography exhibit, and why she loves cycling around the city.
Fourth in a series of four guides from Hey Neighbour Collective about strategies and practices to increase neighbour-to-neighbour connections and social resilience among residents living in multi-unit housing.
Canada is simultaneously experiencing a severe housing crisis and – like many other countries – a crisis of increasing loneliness and social isolation. Intervening to tackle loneliness and social isolation…
Third in a series of four guides from Hey Neighbour Collective about strategies and practices to increase neighbour-to-neighbour connections and social resilience among residents living in multi-unit housing.
Three ways rental housing providers can support social connectedness within their buildings.
How three aspects of the photo exhibition strengthened the meaningful impact of Callista Ottoni’s research.
When the pandemic began, we knew little about its impact on the well-being of older adults. HNC collaborators set-out to find some answers. Below, we summarize some newly published findings from our study. We hope you enjoy the highlights.
On June 8, 2022, we continued the conversation with a similar cross-section of engaged professionals in a half-day in-person workshop as part of the two-day symposium entitled Living Together: Connecting Housing, Social Wellbeing, and Resilience.
How did you learn about the Collective? I applied to the Masters of Urban Studies program at SFU for fall of 2022. When I was accepted, I was also in…
Hallways, entrances, and exits are primarily designed with fire safety in mind, which can lead to long, monotonous corridors.