Month: June 2020

The crisis of housing affordability affects millions of middle and low-income Canadians. But it is worse for Blacks, Indigenous people, and all racialized minorities. In keeping with the Board’s statement on racism, on the church homepage, and its commitment to learning more about systemic anti-Black racism, the Affordable Housing Team has prepared information on racism … Read more

Amid the COVID crisis, as many tenants struggle to pay their rent, the Ontario government has introduced and is moving ahead with Bill 184, which tenant groups say weakens protections for tenants. The Affordable Housing Team, as noted in past Social Justice Friday emails, is concerned about the lack of financial help for tenants. This … Read more

The Affordable Housing Team strongly encourages congregants to write to Members of Parliament to support an extraordinary proposal—a collaborative effort to build 3,000 affordable housing units in Hamilton over the next three years! Plus another proposal to preserve existing affordable units. The Board and the Affordable Housing Team have unanimously endorsed the proposals.  CLICK HERE to learn … Read more