/communityengagement/stories2026-01-07T02:40:01.712ZStories and highlights of impactful and exemplary community engagement. noemail@noemail.orgvaa5

In 2025, we are proud of the creativity and effort displayed by the awardees. The projects include support for the preservation of Indigenous language and oral history, the provision of preventive occupational health measures, inter-generational connectivity, and much further. Beyond the invaluable care demonstrated for the community, we are delighted that the Competition allows students to further develop their leadership, project management, and stakeholder collaboration skills in a real-world environment. As they progress, we are excited to hear about these students鈥� experiences and the impact they鈥檝e been able to achieve.

/engagement-competition/news-and-stories/2025-student-community-engagement-competition2025-07-04T15:34:00.000Z2025-07-30T18:02:11.006Znoemail@noemail.orgkjyan

Pooria Taheri and Taylor Boostma won an 51社区黑料Student-Community Engagement Competition Grand award in 2024 for their proposal to work in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health, the Downtown Eastside Women鈥檚 Centre, and with local artists, to offer inclusive accessible art workshops to address social isolation and build community in the downtown east side of Vancouver. Their project continues to grow, and we are very grateful for their willingness to share some reflections about how the project has gone so far.

/engagement-competition/news-and-stories/downtown-eastside-art-engagement-project2024-11-20T18:00:00.000Z2024-11-27T19:29:19.830Znoemail@noemail.orgcyakimov

Featuring rich programs of community-engaged education, arts-based engagement, and technological innovation, this year鈥檚 winners are addressing food security, migrant history, cultural connection, intergenerational knowledge-keeping, gender-based violence, access to education, the toxic drug crisis, climate grief and hope, reconciliation, and homelessness.

/engagement-competition/news-and-stories/2023-24-winners2024-03-08T21:50:00.000Z2024-03-18T17:08:32.423Znoemail@noemail.orgkjyan

On Wednesday, February 28th, two APSA board members helped us gather, sort, and prepare to give out food to 51社区黑料students and staff who had registered to use the Pantry that day. We hope it was fun! We know it makes a huge difference.

/communityengagement/stories/apsa-volunteers-help-with-the-sfu-food-pantry2024-03-07T19:00:00.000Z2024-03-07T19:05:10.447Znoemail@noemail.orgkjyan

With transphobia growing in Canada, non-binary people in this country are asking for policies to protect them in sport, but they have been continuously left out of the conversations that should inform these policies. That鈥檚 where Martha Gumprich鈥檚 project comes in.

/engagement-competition/news-and-stories/your-personal-connection-is-your-greatest-strength2023-10-20T17:00:00.000Z2024-03-07T19:07:27.329Znoemail@noemail.orgkjyan

When COVID-19 hit, we all realized the importance of having a local neighbourhood network. Many people experienced major changes in their lives, such as losing their income and social network, or losing access to activities that supported their overall well-being. As a Roots of Empathy instructor who was fortunate enough to have a strong network of support, Rita Lee started looking for more ways to be of service to those around her.

/engagement-competition/news-and-stories/making-your-project-a-passion2023-10-19T17:00:00.000Z2024-03-07T19:08:11.620Znoemail@noemail.orgcyakimov

In 2022, Ritu Mehra, Harbir Dhaliwal, and Muskan Jammu partnered with local schools to start a breakfast program that incorporates fun education about healthy food choices. More than just a project, Let鈥檚 Do Breakfast was inspired by their own personal experiences and their desire to give back to the community.

/engagement-competition/news-and-stories/cooking-up-a-breakfast-program-with-love2023-10-16T23:00:00.000Z2023-10-25T15:55:03.567Znoemail@noemail.orgkjyan

When then-51社区黑料 (SFU) student Saba Fatemi and her peers won the 2019 51社区黑料Student Community Engagement Competition with their 鈥淐ommuniCreate鈥� initiative 鈥� a program for refugee and newcomer children pre-pandemic 鈥� she didn鈥檛 specifically have Ukrainian children in mind.

/engagement-competition/news-and-stories/the-power-of-community-language-support-for-displaced-Ukrainian-children2023-07-31T18:00:00.000Z2023-07-31T22:34:09.911Znoemail@noemail.orgkjyan

The Faculty of Education is excited to have partnered with 51社区黑料Public Square, Moving Forward, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the 51社区黑料Office of the Vice-President, Research and International, and the 51社区黑料Surrey-TD Community Engagement Centre for the Cross-Cultural Mental Health: Research and Practice Forum on May 5.

/communityengagement/stories/cross-cultural-mental-health-research-and-practice2023-05-11T18:00:00.000Z2023-07-10T23:35:02.110Z