In 2019, the Frames Film Program (Frames) and the Friends of Simon (FOS) undertook an exciting collaboration to produce a video. More than a marketing tool, the project’s creative output represents a shared commitment to community engagement and youth development.

Community engagement is an emerging form of research and practice around the world. Learn more from our conversation with Rachel Nelson, Associate Director of Partnerships & Programs from the SFU Surrey-TD Community Engagement Centre.

We can’t pretend that what happens an ocean or a continent away has no impact on where we live. Unless we build relationships with our waters, soils, plants, animals, and birds, “environment” will remain an abstract term with little personal meaning.

What’s all the buzz behind the Y Mind Program? The Research Hub team sat down with Sarah Blackmore, SFU MA Counselling Psychology alumna and manager of the YMCA Greater Vancouver Mental Wellness Programs, and with YMCA Director for Strategic Partnerships Samantha Hartley-Folz, to find out more.