SPRC Hamilton submitted input to the Federal Housing Advocate review on homeless encampments, looking at what is happening in community & solutions needed. Submissions open until June 20, 2023. @HousingLogement bit.ly/42kLK8a #Cdnpoli #HamOnt #homelessness #humanrights

🏠🏙️💸Advocates say there’s a growing trend of landlords evicting tenants to raise the rent — and they’re calling on municipalities to take more action. #HamOnt is considering it. In my latest for @TheAgenda, I ask what the city can do: twitter.com/TheAgenda/stat… [1/7]

❗️ Deadline extended to June 20 ❗️ Anyone who has experienced living in an encampment, or organizations who advocate on their behalf, can contribute to the Advocate’s #encampment review. Share your experience and ideas for solutions here: bit.ly/404YVcn

Attention parents! Youth in grades 7-12 are invited to discuss a national school food policy & program for Canada, with @karinagould hosted by @children1stca Visit our website to learn more about registration⬇️ tastebudshamilton.ca/post/invitatio… @HWDSB @HWCDSB @cscmonavenir @CSViamonde

We want to do what is best for children and families. These increases are beyond what we can afford. Families need and deserve affordable child care. twitter.com/todaysfamilyon…

Child-care operators ‘blindsided’ by ‘unaffordable’ fee increase proposed by school board thespec.com/news/hamilton-… #childcare #HamOnt

2️⃣ Data Equity Primer: Unlock the power of #data to promote equity and Decent Work standards in the nonprofit sector. Discover valuable insights and strategies for nonprofit leaders, HR professionals, and community members. Learn more today! theonn.ca/publication/us…

“A generation ago, Hamilton was the place that young people families might be moving to,” @MikePMoffatt (@SP_Inst) tells @mr_lois_lane. “The risk for Hamilton is that it becomes the place that young families are moving from.” #hamont tvo.org/article/famili…

🏘️🏙️#HamOnt has the goal of being the “best place to raise a child and age successfully,” but according to a new report, a lot of Ontarians don’t seem convinced. @SP_Inst research shows the city is struggling to retain young families. I asked author @MikePMoffatt about it. [1/6] twitter.com/TheAgenda/stat…

Ontario’s financial watchdog says $10-a-day child care has the potential to see nearly 100,000 more women enter the labour market, but only if the government creates more daycare spaces. chch.com/lower-child-ca…

This week we are holding our first of three LRT community dialogue sessions. Join us Wed, May 17 between 6:30-8:30pm at the Indwell Perkins Centre! Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Masks are encouraged. Sign up here: forms.gle/HPZaJs5FCuD8vz…

In Canada, #Indigenous households are 50% more likely to be in Core #Housing Need than the rest of the country, almost 120k nationwide. We've just released our Indigenous Core Housing Need Tool on our website. Dig into the numbers here: hart.ubc.ca/housing-needs-… #canpoli #LandBack

The @HamOntCBN is hosting a series of community dialogue sessions about LRT and Community Benefits this month! The Ward 2 meeting is on May 18 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the Hamilton Room at the Central Branch of the @HamiltonLibrary. Register at forms.gle/3yoSBnMLuDN89S…. #HamOnt

Want to take advantage of the child care subsidies that are making $10 a day care reality in Ontario? Ask your child care provider if they are licensed & eligible. #ONchildcare hccao.com/10-a-day

We are hosting a series of educational and interactive community dialogue sessions about the Hamilton #LRT and #CommunityBenefits this month! These sessions will be in-person and are family friendly. Masks are highly encouraged. Register here: forms.gle/X2rXzSbXik7VEN…

"...the [Landlord and Tenant Board] is fundamentally failing in its role of providing swift justice to those seeking resolution of residential landlord and tenant issues. In doing so, it is denying justice to a significant segment of Ontarians" cbc.ca/news/canada/to… #onpoli

New bulletin on participation in the Canada Learning Bond, an education benefit available to children from low-income families. Currently, 39% of eligible children in Hamilton are participating. How can we improve this? sprchamilton.ca/canada-learnin… #HamOnt #cdnpoli

From renovictions to replacement rental units, are Ontario tenants getting the support they need? @spaikin asks @CWhitzman (@uOttawa) and @Tonyirwin74 (@FRPOFACTS) tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: @carastern #onpoli

Hamilton Police have released their 2022 Hate Crimes Stats Report & it shows an alarming increase of 61% of hate/bias & hate crime incidents & an increased targeting of Black, Jewish & 2S&LGBTQIA communities - Click link for full statement #antiracism wix.to/UR0u1px

@WoodGreenDotOrg @CanRevAgency @ccpa According to a 2020 report in University of Toronto Journals, 10-12 per cent of Canadians do not file taxes and therefore miss out on benefits. @SPRCHamOnt's Kim Martin says that's serious and shows why tax clinics help. "These are effective poverty-reduction strategies.” [6/7]

How free tax clinics help Ontarians get what they’re owed. For low-income and vulnerable people, barriers to filing taxes can mean a loss of social supports. In #HamOnt, SPRC has helped low-income Hamiltonians access $30 million since 2018. tvo.org/article/how-fr…

Data shows that hate crimes have surged since the beginning of the pandemic. It’s time for collective action, writes Patricia DeGuire, chief commissioner of @OntHumanRights #onpoli tvo.org/article/ontari…

It’s been a year since Ontario signed the $10-a-day child care deal. Are enough spaces being created? @spaikin asks @ArmineYalnizyan (@AtkinsonCF), Kim Yeaman (Simcoe Childcare Services), @JamisonSteeve (@YMCAGTA) & Joy Adeola (@OpsAdco @CUPE2484) at 8/11pm | Producer: @carastern

Doctors are slammed with non-medical cases. Some say social prescribing could ease the burden. Suggestion of non-medical treatment shifts focus from, 'What's the matter with you?' to 'What matters to you?' cbc.ca/news/canada/so… #socialprescribing

Sarah Mayo @SPRCHamOnt delegating about the rise in renter households and effects of the rental crisis. #HamOnt

Today @cityofhamilton will be discussing an anti-renoviction strategy. @lauragpin & I explain why this is essential to making rental housing more affordable in today’s @ConversationCA theconversation.com/cities-must-ta… via @ConversationCA

During National Volunteer Week, April 16-22, 2023, we celebrate our SPRC Board volunteers – the time, talent, and energy they share to strengthen the fabric of our community. All our interconnected actions help make our community strong and vibrant. #NVW2023 #WeavingUsTogether

Hamilton non-profits face 'infuriating' delays to build affordable housing, as city looks to change cbc.ca/news/canada/ha… #HamOnt #housing #affordablehousing #housingCrisis

Ontario homelessness funding ‘not enough’: Hamilton city manager. City council declares emergencies on trifecta of overlapping crises thespec.com/news/council/2… #HamOnt #homelessness #mentalhealth #overdose