The Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS) is Back Before City Councilors Today 

The City of Hamilton’s Emergency and Community Services Committee will consider a report on where to locate the H.A.T.S. community for people experiencing homelessness today, January 19/23.  Follow this link to view the meeting agenda.  Also up at this 1:30 p.m. meeting is a proposal to fund drop-in services after the Wesley drop-in closes at … Read more

Discrimination in Housing

A new study found a “high degree” of discrimination in housing  The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) tested the Toronto rental housing market for discrimination, and found distressing levels of discrimination based on immigration status, racial or ethnic background, composition of family or receiving social assistance. Read more HERE in this article by Brad … Read more

Recording of Housing Affordability: Moving from Promises to Reality, January 10

A range of proposals for tackling homelessness and building more non-profit affordable housing were advanced at this housing event led by First Unitarian and St. Paul’s United Church, Dundas. . The meeting starts at 7:20 in the video. Katherine Kalinowski of Good Shepherd begins at 22:40 to talk about homelessness. A story of living with precarious … Read more

Sunrise or Sunset?

Further to the Climate service last Sunday… How do we balance optimism with realism?   Is there room for hope? This short article from Planet Friendly News encourages us to embrace a realistic optimism.  Read the article here