Social Innovation Hub (GBC)

Just a note that even though the Social Innovation Hub is on a one year strategic planning hiatus we worked with our long term in house and external partners – StartGBC and Edge to put on a Social Innovation Design Jam for second year students in the SSW program and CYC program. Here are pictures […]

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The Social Innovation Hub Poster Presentation at the TCBN Creating Opportunities Summit 23 – 24 March 2018. The poster was well received and was especially seen as a successful model. The Summit’s main organizer was a former hubster – HUBSTAR, Symone Walters.

The Social Innovation Hub’s first Clothing Swap n’ Sale of 2018 was a fantastic success! Through generous donations from students, staff, and faculty at George Brown College as well as members of the community, we were able to raise funds for Hubsters to build and sustain their innovative projects, initiatives, and programs. The Swap also […]

SOCIAL INNOVATION HUB Placement Opportunity for Second & Third Year CYC, SSW, CW & AWCCA Students   The Social Innovation Hub (SIHub) at GBC is an innovative second and third year alternative placement, connector and an early stage incubator for students in the School of Community Services, that provides training in social innovation and social […]

We had a fantastic Showcase where GBC President Anne Sado and Cory Ross Dean for Centre for Health Sciences made opening remarks. This was followed with a presentation of the Province’s strategy on Social Enterprises by Stephen Cohen, Policy Advisor to the Social Enterprise Unit at the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth. The Hubsters […]

  Social Connect’s project lead Paula Johnson (left), alongside Sasha Fink and Nishima Yashpal during a visit to Jessie’s Centre’s Swap Shop. Photo: Philip Iver / The Dialog Through its organized tours and group volunteer events, Social Connect allows folks to experience agencies first-hand alongside fellow SSW students. Read more about this initiative in the […]