Lauren Kaljur
Lauren Kaljur is a freelance journalist who lives on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She's passionate about connection and collaboration through storytelling. Follow her on Twitter @laurenkaljur.
Civic Engagement
The Program That is Changing Lives by Phone
A support system pairs people who are unhoused with housed volunteers to offer phone support on the spot.
Economy
Vancouver Gave Homeless People $5,800. It Changed Their Lives.
A single infusion of cash helped recipients pay their rent, get to work — and put their lives back on track.
Cities + Towns
What a City-Sized Sharing Economy Looks Like
How Canadian cities and First Nations territories discovered the catalytic power of collaboration.