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Annual Report 2024-25

Annual Report 2024-25

Hamilton Community FoundationSep 26, 20252 min read

We are pleased to present our 2024-25 annual report: Here. Where we stand. Its theme reaffirms the importance of standing by our values, especially at an uncertain time when diversity, equity and inclusion are being compromised, watered down or even abandoned. Hamilton Community Foundation’s values are not abstractions; they guide us in everything we do. Throughout this report you’ll find stories about how we’ve supported communities over the past year…

Vital Signs: Faces of poverty

Vital Signs: Faces of poverty

Michael ParenteJul 28, 20252 min read

In May, Hamilton’s Social Planning and Research Council (SPRC) released its Faces of Poverty report, presenting a picture of poverty in our city. The report offers a glimpse of who is most affected by issues like low income, food security…

Upward angle on an apartment building complex under construction with a crane rising above it.

Joining forces on Hamilton’s most important issue

Rudi WallaceJun 28, 20254 min read

This week, you’ll see the launch of a new pilot program from Hamilton Community Foundation as “HCF” continues its decades-long partnership with The Hamilton Spectator by funding a reporter dedicated to the housing and homelessness beat. Building on a long…

Vital Signs: Rights and encampments

Vital Signs: Rights and encampments

Michael ParenteJun 19, 20254 min read

Although encampments have become more visible in Hamilton and other cities since the pandemic, they are not new. In the 1920s and 30s, a group of people lived in “ramshackle boathouses”, the so-called Shacktown of Cootes Paradise. This caused public…

Vital Signs: Ending sexual violence

Vital Signs: Ending sexual violence

Michael ParenteJun 3, 20252 min read

In 2023, Hamilton joined other Ontario municipalities in declaring an epidemic of  intimate partner violence and domestic violence. This also takes place in the context of increased attention to femicide across the country. Several local organizations are working to end…