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Vital Signs: Sex workers’ rights

Vital Signs: Sex workers’ rights

Michael Parente8 Mar 2025

The page requested didn’t exist. Vital Signs: Sex workers’ rights A recent report from researchers at McMaster University identifies major themes and how they play out in the lived experiences of sex workers across Canada – police interactions, social exclusion…

Our commitments to community are unwavering

Our commitments to community are unwavering

Rudi Wallace6 Mar 2025

The page requested didn’t exist. Our commitments to community are unwavering To say we live in challenging times would be an understatement. They are deeply troubling and uncertain. As the leader of Hamilton Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization that has…

Call for applications: Open Grant Advisory Committee

Call for applications: Open Grant Advisory Committee

The page requested didn’t exist. Call for applications: Open Grant Advisory Committee Hamilton Community Foundation is seeking two to three members for our Open Grants Advisory Committee for a one-year commitment beginning in late April 2025. As a member of this committee, you will help…

Deepen impact with advocacy

Deepen impact with advocacy

Andrea Buttars20 Feb 2025

The page requested didn’t exist. Deepen impact with advocacy With the impending Ontario election at the end of the month and a federal election later this year, it’s a good time to remember the role that charities play in advocacy,…

More than $800,000 in grants distributed to community

More than $800,000 in grants distributed to community

The page requested didn’t exist. More than $800,000 in grants distributed to community Hamilton Community Foundation recently made 64 grants totalling $811,411 to charitable and non-profit organizations in Hamilton. The funding supports a wide variety of programming including access to…

A Foundation for the Future: 2024 Annual Report

We’re excited to launch our latest annual report: A Foundation for the Future. Read some inspiring grant and donor stories, our financial highlights and meet HCF staff members along the way! View the full report here.

Creating a vibrant, diverse and inclusive Hamilton

SCAFFOLD is a $50 million commitment to affordable housing that brings together resources based on research, consultation and the advice of policy experts.

The Community Fund — HCF’s original fund — is the fuel for responding to Hamilton’s most pressing needs and our leadership initiatives which address pervasive issues.

ABACUS focuses on the transitions to and through the middle-school years to increase the likelihood that young Hamiltonians graduate high school and access post-secondary opportunities.


Hamilton Community Foundation land acknowledgement

The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

Today, the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers.

Actions

HCF has approved a draft Declaration of Action to contribute and implement its response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, as well as to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. We are also undertaking board and staff education to deepen our knowledge and understanding of colonialism’s history and ongoing impact. 

Read about our Impact

Building for community

The page requested didn’t exist. Trinity Lutheran Church’s gift helps address affordable housing in Hamilton This is a story abo…

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Home for good

The page requested didn’t exist. Program helps urban Indigenous tenants maintain their housing for the long term It’s one thing …

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Step by step

The page requested didn’t exist. Tutoring program helps newcomer families find a path to a brighter future The room is remarkably …

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The gift that keeps on giving

The page requested didn’t exist. Sisters continue their parents’ legacy of philanthropy The late Mark Nimigan never lost his com…

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Good vibrations

The page requested didn’t exist. McMaster studies show music therapy improves student mental health It’s been said that music is…

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Honoring a legacy of belonging

The page requested didn’t exist. New fund supports families of people living with disabilities Marcia Marcaccio believed in the po…

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Heeding the call of community

The page requested didn’t exist. Dr. Juliet Daniel’s giving enables flexibility to address changing needs Dr. Juliet Daniel is a…

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Trusting in our community

The page requested didn’t exist. Sometimes trying something different can reveal new possibilities and strengthen relationships. A…

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