Affordable Housing

Join a letter campaign to stop renovictions at 309 Strathearne, Hamilton ACORN Hamilton is asking for people to take a few seconds to add their name to an emailed letter to the landlord at 309 Strathearne, who is trying to evict tenants from his affordable rental building so he can renovate and then increase the … Read more

The housing policies we need in Ontario Ontario for All is hosting a panel on the housing policies Ontario needs from its next government: March 7, 2:30-4 p.m. Representatives from the Co-operative Housing Federation, Ontario Alliance to End Homelessness, Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation, Mainstay Housing, and the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario will … Read more

Inclusionary zoning in Hamilton  Through inclusionary zoning, cities can require residential developers building along major transit routes to make a percentage of their units “affordable.” Join a conversation with Environment Hamilton, ACORN Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Benefits Network on how to make inclusionary zoning work for Hamiltonians on March 10, 6:30 p.m, on Zoom. You … Read more

Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters Update March 2, 2022 By the time you read this, the first cabin for people experiencing homelessness will have arrived in Hamilton. The demonstration cabin will be in front of the Anglican Cathedral on James Street North. Take a look when you are next downtown.  Meanwhile, the HATS team continues … Read more

Location.  The Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Homes Update:  The proposal to create a community of cabins for people experiencing homelessness, endorsed by this church’s Board, has taken another step forward. At the February 17th meeting, the City of Hamilton’s Emergency and Community Services Committee directed staff to assist the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Homes “in … Read more