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 I: NEXBUILD CONSTRUCTION
Recently, Urban Matters’ Social Venture Developer Jerome Lengkeek visited the Reframe winners in person. His first stop was Kamloops, BC.
Urban Matters CCC President joins the Central Okanagan Journey Home Society’s inaugural board of directors
“As part of a company that is deeply invested in the wellbeing of communities across the country, I see this role as an opportunity to share my learnings as I continue to learn.”
My story, her story: on Canadian identity and immigration
It is important to reflect on the economic and social challenges that disproportionately impact newcomer women and, going forward, imagine the possibilities that emerge when we prioritize initiatives that will enable newcomer women to thrive.
Transforming playgrounds into places of possibility
This article is the first part of a series exploring how creative community design interventions can lead to better child development outcomes.
Access for Everyone, Everywhere All the Time
City of Lethbridge Creating New Masterplan for Inclusive Design It was an unusual sight: Lethbridge city officials and consultants wandering around outside city hall, some blindfolded and holding canes, some in wheelchairs, all struggling. A local reporter who just...Physical Gets Social with Infrastructure
Developing Physical Infrastructure With Social Outcomes In Mind Physical infrastructure has always been created to achieve a social outcome, a measurable improvement to the quality of life of the people it is being created to serve. From clean drinking water systems,...Case Study: Universal Access Design Inc.
Most people would likely guess that universal accessibility is not today’s reality – but most people wouldn’t have a grasp on the magnitude of the issue. Things are set up for the able-bodied majority (or TABs in Stan’s parlance, the Temporarily Able Bodied), its...Social Lending – Innovation in Social Finance
This is the second post in our series about social finance tools and our view on how they can be applied in various contexts. In the first post of our series on Social Finance, Jerome Lengkeek, Urban Matters’ Social Finance Lead, gave us a comprehensive look...Startup Weekend Okanagan – Bring Your Ideas for Affordable Housing
Join us at Techstars Startup Weekend Okanagan, March 9-11, 2018, pitch your idea for affordable housing and win an incubation package!