Jennifer Wallace

No one should have to sleep in a city park or in front of a City Hall heating vent during the winter. But some Hamiltonians feel they have no option. There aren’t enough permanent housing units or enough shelter spaces for everyone who needs a home. And for some people, shelters just don’t work, whether … Read more

ACT  ▶ Urge the government to protect tenants from COVID evictions Fresh lockdowns have closed a number of Ontario business and institutions, depriving workers in those sectors of income. Many of them will struggle to pay their rent. And there is no protection against eviction for those unable to pay, as there was early in the … Read more

Thank you to all of you who donated, through our Christmas Eve offering, to Sacajawea. The total was $5,542. That money will help Sacajawea furnish and equip 25 new badly needed affordable housing units for Indigenous tenants that it will co-manage. The former Royal Oak Dairy building—to be called Aindahing—will house 13 of them. Many … Read more

Sign a letter calling for quick action to deal with homelessness and Omicron. Several health organizations and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness have issued a 13-point call to action by the federal and Ontario governments to deal with the complications the Omicron COVID variant is creating for people experiencing homelessness. The calls range from … Read more

January 17, 2022, Our Board approved a letter of support for a project to create a community of tiny heated cabins as a temporary measure to reduce the harm of homelessness. Letter of Support Jan 17 2022.pdf The Board is supporting efforts to create a community of small cabins in Hamilton as a temporary way to … Read more