“Let’s Talk Housing” BC Housing Episode
Since 2023, BRN has been collaborating with BC Housing to strengthen Tenant Resilience and support creating more prepared and connected communities at BC Housing sites. Through the delivery of BRN’s…
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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.
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.
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…
“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…
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).
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…
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…
What is Neighbours Helping Neighbours?
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods and Hey Neighbour Collective recently launched their new program Neighbours Helping Neighbours (NHN). Can you give us an overview of what NHN is and what needs it’s…
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.
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…
Are you and your neighbours safely connected and prepared for extreme heat? Try out our new neighbour-to-neighbour guide
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods (BRN), in collaboration with Hey Neighbour Collective, has published a new, free guide called Prepare Together for Extreme Heat.