NextRoom.ca

50+ Participants. 30+ Volunteers. One Mission. 🏁🏠

​Earlier this month, the streets of Ottawa became the stage for change.

teamed up with , .society, and .carleton, to host the Sprint Against Student Homelessness.

​This wasn’t just a race—it was a city-wide movement.

Across , , and the , teams tackled challenges designed to expose the reality of housing scams, tenant rights, and the growing prevalence of student homelessness.

​The Impact:
💰 Over $500 raised for .bsj
📦 Essential donation items collected for local youth in need
🤝 Real-world team building rooted in advocacy
🏆 Over $2,000 worth of prizes distributed to all participants

​A massive thank you to our community partners who fueled the Sprint:
1️⃣ ​: For the incredible support and the use of the stunning Collective Lounge at Alma Byward Market.
2️⃣ ​: For your generous donation and seamless logistics support.
3️⃣ ​: For pushing our teams to the limit with the VR challenge.
​4️⃣ (Centretown): For hosting our critical budgeting challenge.
5️⃣ ​: For the generous donation and use of your Somerset location.
6️⃣ ​Ottawa’s Small Business Community: Shoutout to the 10+ local businesses who provided prizes! More individual shoutouts coming soon.

​Student homelessness is an often invisible crisis, but this month, we made sure it was seen.

​Ready for the next one? Don’t miss out on what’s coming next. Head to the link in our BIO 🔗 and sign up at NextRoom.ca to be the first to know about our next mission.

At Next Room, we're not only building Canada's next-gen, student housing platform—we’re building a more equitable, safe and transparent student housing journey.

We're looking for one (1) student for our Director of Student Housing & Advocacy position.

In this role, you'll be responsible for:
- Liaising with policy leaders (municipal, provincial and federal).
- Building relationships with post-secondary institutions.
- Researching and attending policy announcements.
- Advancing, proposing and refining proposed policy.

This is not just a passive student role. You have the opportunity to make a difference for all students.

We bring a lot of existing contacts, so you can expect to pursue these first, while building your own.

Apply today! Send us an email to [email protected] or DM to NextRoom.ca | Student Housing Platform.

ℹ️Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position is open until filled. It starts immediately, but is intended to be balanced with other commitments.