We're excited to be part of this! GenWell #humanconnection 🫶

Thank you to GenWell for hosting a dynamic and inspiring conference on the power of #socialconnection! It was a pleasure to hear more about the great work happening across this space and to network with so many incredible, like-minded people! We're also grateful for the

Just to let everyone know, we're going to check things out over at #Bluesky. If you're thinking of making the jump, please find us at bsky.app/profile/heynei….

Come for a visit BCNPHA AHMA CHF BC #HousingCentral and connect with SFU Urban Studies #vanpoli #bcpoli #vanre

HNC is grateful to be attending the #HousingCentral conference. We're looking forward to reuniting with our colleagues and making new connections! 🤝

Day 2 of the 2024 #HousingCentral Conference starts soon. We eagerly anticipate a keynote later today from Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning Indigenous journalist Connie Walker.

Building secure, comfortable, and accessible spaces for bicycles not only encourages people to get on their bikes, but it also has the added benefit of encouraging social connection! Check out the toolkit we've put together w/ Happy Cities to learn more. 🚲

This morning, BCNPHA #HousingCentral went on a tour! We took a group to Heather Place, one of our non-market housing redevelopments. The first new building opened in 2020 with 67 new units. A second building is under construction and a future phase will see even more new homes.

Join a national learning cohort to gain practical policy and design tools to nurture wellbeing in multi-unit housing in your community! Space is limited so if you're interested, please fill out an expression of interest form at the link below. ❄️ heyneighbourcollective.ca/2024/11/buildi…

⭐Grateful to be among an excellent lineup of speakers for this event, Foundation for Social Connection (F4SC)! You'll hear from HNC's own Michelle Hoar & others for a discussion on the linkages between our built environment and social connection. December 10, 2-3 PM ET! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

HNC + our colleagues at Building Resilient Neighbourhoods were recently featured in The Narwhal opinion piece ~ "in times of polycrisis we need solutions that solve multiple problems at once." thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-soci… #PolyCrisis #SocialConnectedness

Did you know HNC has a quarterly #newsletter? We're gearing up for our next drop, coming up mid-December. It will be chock-full of updates and events, plus some notes from our partners. Hope you'll join us! 📨 heyneighbourcollective.ca/subscribe/

HNC is on the move! We're excited about the conversations happening on BlueSky and LinkedIn and we hope you'll join us there and add your voice to the mix.On BlueSky, you can find us at bsky.app/profile/heynei…. (On LinkedIn, search for Hey Neighbour Collective.)🦋

A year ago, I shared the beginnings of our research on improving long-term care for older people living with HIV at the Place Like Home Symposium. The experience still challenges and inspires my ideas on belonging 🫶 heyneighbourcollective.ca/2024/11/lookin… Hey Neighbour Collective (find us on Bluesky!) SFU Gerontology SFU Urban Studies

Have you heard? HNC is on the move. In 2025, we're moving away from X and towards BlueSky. We'll still be on LinkedIn and sending out quarterly newsletters. Connect with us on BlueSky at bsky.app/profile/heynei… (On LinkedIn, search for Hey Neighbour Collective.) 🦋

Can hallways be more than just a means to get to and from your front door? This cozy elevator nook at Little Mountain Cohousing says yes. Download our new housing design toolkit w/ Hey Neighbour Collective (find us on Bluesky!) to learn how to create more social circulation spaces: happycities.com/building-socia…

We're looking forward to 2025 and new places to have rich conversations about #socialconnectedness. Come find us on BlueSky at bsky.app/profile/heynei… and on LinkedIn (search for Hey Neighbour Collective) And, join our mailing list for quarterly dispatches! 🦋

Big news! 🎉 We've added a "donate" button to our website, making it easier than ever to support our work. Thank you to everyone who requested this – we are excited to expand the impact of Hey Neighbour Collective with your generous support. heyneighbourcollective.ca/donate/

A reminder to our treasured followers on X: HNC's X account will be sunset in the new year. Come join us on BlueSky! You'll still find us on LinkedIn (search Hey Neighbour Collective) & through our quarterly newsletter. bsky.app/profile/heynei… 🦋