How does housing density really affect life in cities?
Canada is simultaneously experiencing a severe housing crisis and – like many other countries – a crisis of increasing loneliness…
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Building resilience and emergency preparedness through social connections: video
In an emergency, your neighbours will be the first people at the scene who can potentially help. This simple fact…
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Practice Guide #3: Developing organizational partnerships to build community in multi-unit housing
Social connectedness has been demonstrated to strengthen health, well-being, and individual and collective resilience. Meanwhile, multi-unit housing such as apartments…
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Join our webinar on social sustainability in multi-unit housing
Join us on March 1st at 10 AM PST for a free, CMHC-hosted webinar to learn more about building social…
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Benefits of community building for housing providers: video
The percentage of urban dwellers living in multi-unit housing is increasing—and that has generated growing interest in how to foster…
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Practice Guide #2: Landlord- and housing operator-led approaches to growing community in multi-unit housing
Social connectedness has been demonstrated to strengthen health, well-being, and individual and collective resilience. Meanwhile, multi-unit housing such as apartments…
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The benefits of neighbourly connections for residents in multi-unit housing: video
Extensive research has shown that, for many people, social isolation and loneliness aren’t just troubling in and of themselves—they tend…
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Practice Guide #1: Supporting residents to become community connectors in multi-unit housing
Social connectedness has been demonstrated to strengthen health, well-being, and individual and collective resilience. Meanwhile, multi-unit housing such as apartments…
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Seven lessons for implementing social activities in rental housing
When people know and trust their neighbours, they report numerous benefits, such as greater mental and physical health, a strong…
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Happy, healthy tenants benefit landlords, too
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness and social isolation were on the rise.1 Persistent loneliness and isolation are as bad…
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How an 11 year-old helped connect neighbours through the pandemic
A version of this article was first published by Happy Cities. For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic meant more…
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How do researcher-community partnerships turn the dial towards greater social connectedness?
Isn’t it ironic – a social connectedness researcher who collected data, while isolated in their own home, distanced from their…
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Reducing social isolation among older adults helps everyone
Efforts to tackle social isolation among older Canadians could produce a wealth of health and lifestyle benefits for the country’s…
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Loneliness at home: reviewing the Psychology of Loneliness report from the UK Campaign to End Loneliness
This article was originally produced for the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC). Loneliness has become an increasingly urgent public health…
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Dorin Vaez Mahdavi on finding friends and what makes a city vibrant
I came to Canada for my master’s of urban studies and was working with another professor on similar work to…
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More housing supply isn’t a cure-all for the housing crisis
Canada needs to build more homes, faster, according to a recent report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The…
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Learning from community housing movements: Unlocking the social potential of parking spaces
A version of this article was first published at Happy Cities on May 18, 2022. Parking is a resource-intensive feature…
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New research: neighbourhoods matter
When the pandemic began, we knew little about its impact on the well-being of older adults. HNC collaborators set-out to…
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Samantha Teichman on ageing in place and finding community in the big city
I joined in the middle of March! I’m working on investigating the links between social connectedness and healthy ageing in…
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Breaking ground in removing social barriers
In a pioneering effort, the municipal government of Barcelona, Spain in 2020 launched a ten-year strategy to reduce isolation and…
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Mainstreaming ‘sociable design’ for multi-unit housing: mapping the path forward
In September 2021, Hey Neighbour collaborated with Happy Cities on an online workshop entitled Mainstreaming Socially Connected, Affordable Housing across…
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Robyn Lee, on her work with the Collective and the importance of understanding architectural history
I applied to the Masters of Urban Studies program at SFU for fall of 2022. When I was accepted, I…
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Learning from community housing movements: Transforming corridors into social spaces
A version of this article was first published at Happy Cities on May 4, 2022. Hallways, entrances, and exits are…
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Extreme heat resource round-up
Early on Monday, July 25, 2022, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced a heat warning for the Metro Vancouver area…
