by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 21, 2024 | Research and Policy
In July 2023, Hamilton City Council tasked the Government Relations and Community Engagement Division with reviewing the City’s Volunteer Advisory Committees (VACs). Partnering with the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton (SPRC), the review gathered... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 23, 2023 | Housing and Homelessness, Research and Policy
SPRC and the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic (HCLC) jointly submitted to the National Housing Council’s Review Panel on the Financialization of Purpose Built Rental Housing in August 2023. As two organizations committed to advancing the right to housing in our... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Aug 30, 2023 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness, Research and Policy
In June 2022, the City of Hamilton Housing Services Division selected the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton to conduct a post-pandemic review of the size of the emergency shelter system. The scope directed the SPRC to consult service providers, review... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Jul 4, 2023 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness, Research and Policy
June 30, 2023 Michelle BairdDirector of Housing ServicesCity of Hamilton71 Main St WestHamilton, ONL8P 4Y5 [via email] Dear Ms. Baird: RE: Open Letter to the City of Hamilton on the Proposed Encampment Protocol Please accept this letter as the Social Planning and... 
by SPRC Hamilton | May 31, 2023 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness, Research and Policy
The Federal Housing Advocate has launched a review on homeless encampments as a violation of human rights in Canada. As part of the review, the Federal Housing Advocate is seeking input from people deprived of housing and community-based organizations on what is... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Feb 16, 2017 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness, Research and Policy
Published: February 2017 The South Mountain community engagement initiative reaches out to seven social housing complexes operated by Kiwanis Homes Inc., Victoria Park Community Homes Inc. and McGivney Homes Inc.. The initiative, funded by the Ontario Trillium...