Protected: N2N Preparedness
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Connect & Prepare “Should Be in Every Building!”
Collaborating on emergency preparedness fosters residents’ collective resilience—and lived experiences of disabilities can be valuable assets in the process. This is one of the key takeaways from a unique collaboration in Vancouver, British Columbia that resulted in many resident-participants—and also staff at the organizations involved—feeling inspired and transformed. …
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Job posting: Facilitator of Programs & Partnerships
BRN is hiring a Facilitator of Programs & Partnerships. The ideal candidate is a flexible, adaptive, creative self-starter who also thrives working collaboratively with our team and a diverse range of community members and partners. …
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From Isolated Residents to Engaged Neighbours
In a crisis or emergency, neighbours are often the true ‘first responders’—they’re the nearest people to each other. That’s why local governments are finding that Connect & Prepare plays a… …
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“If You’re Safer, We’re All Safer”
Community-based organizations delivered Building Resilient Neighbourhood’s Connect & Prepare program to groups of resident-neighbours in ten market and non-market multi-unit rental buildings in Vancouver, New Westminster, and North Vancouver in… …
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Be prepared for extreme heat and wildfire smoke – a collection of resources
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods and Hey Neighbour Collective have curated a list of resources, tools, and guides from BC and Canadian sources to prepare for extreme heat and wildfires (updated 2024). …
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What residents say: how social connections strengthen emergency preparedness
As Vancouver resident and Connect & Prepare workshop participant Randall MacKinnon describes it, Connect & Prepare is “an open door to walk through and say ‘hi’ to neighbours you haven’t… …
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Neighbours Helping Neighbours West Coast Kick Off!
Who do you call when you could use a hand with a simple household task, when you need to borrow an item. How do you stay safe during an extreme… …
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What is Neighbours Helping Neighbours?
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods recently launched its new program Neighbours Helping Neighbours (NHN). Can you give us an overview of what NHN is and what needs it’s addressing? Neighbours Helping Neighbours… …
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Opportunity: Connect & Prepare Facilitators’ Training
Learn how to support your community in building neighbour-to-neighbour resilience and emergency preparedness! Join us for a Connect & Prepare Facilitators’ Training on May 27th 2024. …
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Wendy’s Story
Wendy knows all of the residents on her floor, and they check in with each other regularly. Every evening, Wendy and her next door neighbour knock on their shared wall around the same time, just to let each other know they’re okay. …
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Connect & Prepare Scaling Pilot – Full Learning Report
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods helped bring Connect & Prepare to three new BC municipalities in 2022-23: North Vancouver, New Westminster, and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. Through our partnership with Hey Neighbour Collective and… …
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Protected: Vancouver – Mount Pleasant delivers Connect & Prepare
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Protected: North Vancouver Delivers Connect & Prepare
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Connect & Prepare in action in New Westminster
Read the New Westminster Connect & Prepare Report! Seniors Services Society of BC and the City of New Westminster’s Community Planning Division and Emergency Management Office collaborated to bring BRN’s Connect & Prepare program to three buildings in New Westminster in 2022-23. …
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Connect & Prepare Expands to three new communities – Here’s How It Went!
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods helped bring Connect & Prepare to three new BC municipalities in 2022-23: North Vancouver, New Westminster, and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. Through our partnership with Hey Neighbour Collective and… …
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Protected: 📣 Call for Local Champions in Victoria
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Pam’s story
Pam believes in the power of neighbours helping neighbours and has made an effort to know others in her building. Her next-door neighbour, Mid, was concerned a few years ago, that if something happened to her overnight, no one would know. Mid now hangs a bow outside her door from 7am to 9pm so Pam knows she’s OK. When Mid experienced a recent health emergency, Pam was there to offer help and comfort while she called for an ambulance. Now they speak just about every day. …
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Nicola & Tegan’s story
Nicola misses being in the daily lives of her daughter and grandsons, who live far away in Europe. So, when her neighbour became a new mother, Nicola offered to help out in any way she could–and now enjoys taking the baby for walks and occasionally preparing meals for the family. …
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Are you safely connected and prepared for extreme heat? Try out our new guide, and send us your feedback!
Summer has yet to “officially” begin, yet British Columbia has already been experiencing some unusually hot weather. Extreme heat events can affect our health–sometimes seriously—but there are many things neighbours… …
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Prepare together for extreme heat guide
Are you and your neighbours safely connected and prepared for extreme heat? Try out our new neighbour-to-neighbour guide. …
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Share Your stories, Tell Us Your Experiences!
Do you know of a group of neighbours, large or small, who assist, support, or look out for each other? Have you seen examples of neighbours helping neighbours either in… …
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Job posting: Program & Curriculum Designer; Resilience Facilitator
The ideal candidate is a flexible, adaptive, creative self-starter who also thrives working collaboratively with our team and a diverse range of community members and partners. …
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A Community Space Designed by Neighbours, for Neighbours
A year after the engagement sessions, neighbours will be celebrating the newest addition to their block: a neighbourhood bench activating underused public space in this growing community. …
