International Overdose Awareness Day 2019: a time to remember and a time to act
Tomorrow, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day. It is a day for remembering everyone we’ve lost. It’s also a day for action and connection. The opioid overdose crisis is huge, systemic, and overwhelming. Simultaneously, it is deeply personal.
Our End of Summer Reading List
We asked our team members which books they’ve been carrying with them to their favourite summer hangouts and they shared great titles from across almost every genre.
P.E.O.P.L.E. celebrates its first graduating class
The inaugural P.E.O.P.L.E. graduation ceremony will celebrate the first cohort of graduates from its program this evening.
Impactful & Inspiring: Indigenous Social Innovation 2019
Indigenous social innovation has been making headlines and we wanted to learn more. Here’s the start of a growing list.
Jill Andres – change maker, social innovator, entrepreneur – joins the Urban Matters team
As the newest member of our team, Jill brings a wealth of experience, including experience in social innovation and systems change and deep connections to the social impact and social enterprise ecosystems
Innovating for Empowerment & Employment
We are placing people people with lived experience into roles where they can make a difference in the lives of their peers.
Innovation Matters
World Creativity and Innovation Week (WCIW) is the kind of celebration we embrace at Urban Matters CCC.
REFRAME SPOTLIGHT PART II: EXPANDWELL HOMES
In part two of a spotlight series on the 2018 Reframe Housing Competition winners, we’re featuring Expandwell Home Inc.
What’s Inclusion Got to Do With It?
A future of inclusive growth and full participation by everyone in society. This short phrase, or some variation, has been rolling around in my head over the past months.
2018 Reframe Housing Competition Winners Announced
What does it take to bring innovative housing ideas together to imagine the future of community housing in Canada?