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Hamilton Community Foundation
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Hamilton Community Foundation was founded in 1954 and is Ontario's oldest community foundation. Our mission is to drive positive change by connecting diverse people, ideas and resources towards a vibrant, diverse and inclusive Hamilton.
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"The drop-in space is expected to open Friday at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church at James and Jackson streets." #HamOnt
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/homelessness-hamilton-winter-shelters-downtown/article_d38effb3-8c01-5198-9b23-9b4c4af637f9.html
Overnight warming space to open at downtown Hamilton church
St. Matthew’s House to operate winter respite service starting Friday.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Great news! And free access with a library card!
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Hamilton Children's Museum set to reopen in New Year after being closed since 2020 | CBC News
The museum, at Gage Park, will relaunch on Jan. 10, with new interactive exhibits, hands-on galleries and renovated spaces.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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"It’s become a space for a marginalized people to build community and mutual support, says Autumn Getty, who helps organize the program through her job as a community development worker and 2SLGBTQ+ client advocate at Compass Community Health." 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️
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Hamilton's trans food bank is a place to get essentials — where 'their identity is welcome,’ says organizer | CBC News
The Neighbour to Neighbour Centre’s trans and non-binary grocery program, which offers free food and household products to community members once a month, began with a simple question – how do we get ...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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We love seeing these good news stories about affordable housing! Congratulations St. Matts! #HamOnt
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/affordable-housing-open-barton-street/article_17686536-6a41-55d3-a5de-7ddeceb055d3.html
‘We’re saving 15 lives’: St. Matt’s celebrates opening of affordable apartments
The six-storey building on Barton Street East is for Black and Indigenous residents struggling with homelessness.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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"Through such purchases, the aim is to maintain affordability in 100 rental units over the two-year pilot project." Hamilton Spectator
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/plan-to-help-non-profits-buy-apartment-buildings/article_e6257e25-4d8f-5e42-9952-3333eb7a529f.html
Hamilton launching acquisition pilot to preserve ‘at risk’ affordable rentals
Money is for a new pilot program to help non-profits buy apartment blocks
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December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Affordable housing is a team effort.

Last week we met with community foundations in SW Ontario to talk about how we can fund the construction & acquisition of supportive & affordable housing. Proud and honoured to be doing this collective work!
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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If you're looking to get in touch with us over the holidays, please note our office hours. Wishing everyone a warm and safe holiday season! #HamOnt
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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We're excited to see progress on the building that we'll call home! #HamOnt
https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/12/restoration-advances-hamiltons-heritage-coppley-buildings.59976
Restoration Advances on Hamilton’s Heritage Coppley Buildings | UrbanToronto
Work continues on Core Urban’s adaptive reuse of the heritage Coppley Buildings in Hamilton, transforming a pre-Confederation limestone structure and its 1911 red-brick companion into a boutique hotel, commercial spaces, and new rental housing.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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We were at City Hall yesterday talking about an affordable housing acquisition strategy. HCF and the City of #HamOnt have a strong history of working together on issues facing Hamiltonians including housing.
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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"Council votes 9-2 to make the pilot program permanent, citing protections against mould, pests & unsafe units." #HamOnt
https://www.thespec.com/news/council/hamilton-city-politicians-back-permanent-rental-housing-licensing-despite-landlord-pushback/article_4a5f076c-f254-5b72-9d3c-2b231593b176.html
Hamilton city politicians back permanent rental housing licensing despite landlord pushback
Council votes 9-2 to make the pilot program permanent, citing protections against mould, pests and unsafe units.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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It's Giving Tuesday! A day to reset & focus on generosity. Please consider supporting one of the many incredible charitable orgs in #HamOnt. You can also support HCF's Community Fund that helps us work towards the city's greater good.
https://www.hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca/giving/community-fund/
Community Fund
loading... Join us in creating a vibrant and inclusive Hamilton by contributing to our Community Fund, Hamilton’s community endowment. This fund allows us to tackle Hamilton’s most pressing issues now and into the future. For more than a decade, our Community Fund granting has focused on poverty red…
www.hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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This past week, we were so happy to join community in celebrating 50 years of St. Matts in #HamOnt. What an incredible milestone and what amazing work over the decades. Congrats!
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Great news for #HamOnt! Look out for a Vital Signs episode coming soon where we'll sit down w/CityHousing Hamilton to talk about affordable housing.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/cityhousing-hamilton-aims-to-build-900-homes-in-10-years/article_db127102-1ec5-5e5d-959a-3458d6be7580.html
CityHousing Hamilton aims to build 900 homes in 10 years
Officials unveil new development strategy called Future Foundations.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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📣 We’re thrilled to launch Free to Play in #HamOnt! Free to Play funds local projects that help kids unplug and reconnect with nature, friends, and their imaginations. #FreeToPlay

Local organizations can apply now: https://www.hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca/grants/freetoplay/
Free to Play
Hamilton Community Foundation is excited to launch Free to Play in Hamilton through Free to Play, we’re supporting community projects that help kids
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November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We're excited to bring Free to Play to #HamOnt! Free to Play is a funding program that supports outdoor play for children. Check out more details here⬇️ https://www.hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca/hamilton-community-foundation-to-support-local-outdoor-play-projects-in-hamilton-through-free-to-play/
Hamilton Community Foundation to support local outdoor play projects in Hamilton through Free to Play
Hamilton Community Foundation is excited to launch Free to Play here in Hamilton. Through Free to Play, we’re supporting community projects that help kids
www.hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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It was a wet one yesterday but we were thrilled to celebrate groundbreaking on Kiwanis Homes affordable housing intensification project that will see single family homes converted to fourplexes. We're a proud supporter of Kiwanis through our impact investing.
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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"Hamilton’s bylaw requires landlords to apply for renovation licences, pay fees, submit documentation and make arrangements for other accommodations for tenants, including for those who want to return once renovations wrap up." @thespec1846.bsky.social #HamOnt www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
Nearly a year in, is Hamilton’s new ‘renoviction’ bylaw working?
Tenants say they appreciate new protections, but landlords call the rules unnecessary
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November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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"A new non-profit with a mission to build hundreds of affordable apartments in the coming years for priced-out workers is planning its first project in Hamilton."
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New non-profit aims to fill Hamilton’s ‘missing-middle’ rental gap
Gather Housing Communities hopes to raise $15M through bonds for development.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Thrilled to celebrate SACHA's 50th anniversary last night with members of the community! Sexual Assault Centre Hamilton has been doing vital work for half a century in #HamOnt and we are proud supporters!
Community members posing in front of SACHA backdrop
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM