Our 10th annual National Housing Day Service
Garden-variety tenants from all walks of life are having a “Me Too” moment. Come find out why when local leaders of ACORN Hamilton participate in our 10th annual National Housing Day service. ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is a community-based organization that advocates for low- and moderate-income families and individuals on issues such as affordable rental housing. Find out what people of faith can do to prevent our city region from becoming an even more miserable place to be middle- or low-income. Whether you’re a tenant or a homeowner, parent or grandparent, student or working, comfortable (so far) or just squeaking by to the end of the month, this event is for you!
Organizing and advocacy work! ACORN Hamilton has won every renovictions fight this year
Organizing and advocacy work! Tenants organized by Hamilton ACORN have won every fight they’ve fought in 2025 to save tenant members from eviction for renovations. In late September, tenants at 221 Melvin Avenue saw their eviction notices withdrawn before a hearing at the Landlord and Tenant Board. In July, tenants at a James Street South building reached an agreement with their landlord to save their homes. In March, the Landlord and Tenant Board rejected an application to evict tenants on Emerald South for renovations. Learn more at the ACORN Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=812882734460239&set=on-september-29th-the-remaining-tenants-facing-renoviction-at-221-melvin-ave-had
The good, the bad and the really ugly for housing in the federal budget
A thorough look at what’s known about federal housing plans is provided this week by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association. The CHRA rightly sees good in the commitment to have the new federal agency, Build Canada Homes, focus on non-profit housing. It’s bad that there’s so much that’s unclear—for instance, it’s unspecified what $8 billion of $13 billion in proposed spending will be used for (see the CHRA graphic at right) or what the plans are for housing benefits and homelessness programs that expire in 2028. And it is completely unacceptable that a botched request for proposals has meant that the $2.8 billion in funding announced in 2023 for Indigenous housing has not been disbursed yet, despite the desperate need. Read more here: https://chra-achru.ca/blog_article/digging-deeper-what-budget-2025-means-for-community-housing/