Affordable Housing

A big thank you to everyone who signed letters to our politicians last Sunday, urging greater investments and other needed policies consistent with the huge size of the housing affordability crisis. Forty-five of you signed letters and 410 of them will soon be in the mail to our MPs, MPPs and mayor.  Oops. Help us … Read more

The full recommendation has a second part, to Invest in the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of new and existing public, non-profit, and cooperative-owned housing that meets the unique and varied requirements of people experiencing core housing need and homelessness. That second part recognizes that we need capital investments to build new units, funds to … Read more

Stay for a Q&A session and to sign letters to politicians. What drives Medora Uppal, CEO of the Hamilton YWCA, to keep pushing for the housing and other rights of women? And what gives her hope that affordable housing and anti-violence efforts will, as the YWCA’s slogan puts it, “change the lives of girls and … Read more

If you missed our October 24th event, you can watch the recording or read a transcript of the event at https://uuhamilton.ca/affordable-housing/ Scroll down a bit to see them. The transcript includes footnotes to make sure you can understand all of the references made by Jacob Gorenkoff, of the Canada Housing and Renewal Association, as he … Read more

Sunday, November 19 is our National Housing Service.    The Affordable Housing Team is delighted that Medora Uppal, CEO of the Hamilton YWCA, is our speaker for our National Housing Day service on Sunday November 19 at 10:30 am. Medora has 25 years of experience working on issues of housing, homelessness and violence against women, … Read more