Hamilton Poverty

• CityKidz to unveil new outdoor space following phase 1 of Hamilton revitalization

  CityKidz, which helps close to 1,200 children living in low-income settings, will unveil a new outdoor spot set to host a number of the non-profits programs.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2022
  
• Good Shepherd’s takeaway Christmas dinner expects to feed 500 in Hamilton

  'There's no pre-registration, there's no eligibility.... All individuals need to do is just to show up at our doors.'

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2021
  
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• COVID-19 means Thanksgiving dinner take-out style at Hamilton’s Good Shepherd

  Brother Richard MacPhee, the Good Shepherd’s chief executive officer, says thanks to COVID-19, 'for too many of us, 2020 has been one long, dark night.'

  Health

  Oct 9, 2020
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• City councillors poised to extend lifeline to 800 vulnerable Hamilton families

  If the city doesn't respond, Stoney Creek councillor Brad Clark predicts "overwhelmed" food banks and an increase in homelessness.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2019
• Feed Ontario report ranks Hamilton Centre riding 2nd highest for food bank usage

  Feed Ontario's hunger report for 2018 found that Hamilton Centre has the second-highest number of people per capita accessing food banks in the province.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2019
• Wesley Day Centre, hub for Hamilton’s most vulnerable, closing its doors

  A hub for downtown Hamilton's most vulnerable is being forced to close its doors after more than 20 years.

  Jun 12, 2019
• Mohawk College announces 5-year plan to fight poverty through education

  Challenge 2025 will build on Mohawk's City School model, which physically brings the classroom into lower-income neighbourhoods.

  Education

  May 24, 2019
• Anti-poverty advocates concerned about Hamilton budget in wake of provincial changes

  Hamilton's 2019 operating budget has lost $8.8 million as a result of changes to cost-sharing agreements between the provincial government and municipalities.

  Politics

  May 6, 2019
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• Hamilton’s payday lenders decline from 30 to 28, a year after city council’s licensing crackdown

  A licensing bylaw was approved by Hamilton city council last February which will eventually limit the number of payday loan stores to 15, or one per ward.

  Politics

  Feb 19, 2019
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• Hamilton to consider menstrual products for low-income women, girls

  Coun. Maureen Wilson says she's "dismayed" and frustrated "by the number of advertisements that are out there that try to make menstruation discreet."

  Health

  Dec 10, 2018