Affordable Housing

Following the service on February 18th concerned members of the congregation gathered in Fellowship Hall and shared their thoughts about the Encampment Policy and Protocols at our church. Below is an extensive list of what the First Unitarian Church of Hamilton is doing to advocate for and how we support organizations that work with our … Read more

The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has created a campaign for good housing measures in this spring’s federal budget. And you can join the campaign in about one minute. Step 1. Go to https://action.caeh.ca/federal_budget_2024?utm_campaign=e_news_blast_20022024&utm_medium=email&utm_source=caeh Step 2. Cut and paste the following words at the end of point #1 in the text you will find on … Read more

If you ask people how they became homeless, they have lots of answers. Many are personal—they fled domestic violence, they had addiction problems, they couldn’t pay the rent, they fought with a relative. Those personal issues may help explain who becomes homeless but not why homelessness rates are so much higher in some cities than … Read more

In Hamilton, about 18 per cent of Black-led households were in core housing need in 2021. That means their housing is overcrowded, needs major repairs or costs more than 30 per cent of gross household income—and they couldn’t find suitable housing that they can afford in their community. About 13 per cent of all households … Read more

With Board approval, the Affordable Housing Team submitted a brief to the federal consultation on the 2024 budget last week. You can read the full letter here. The brief included some of the issues from the letters many in this congregation signed after our National Housing Day service in November. We urged Ottawa to  act with … Read more