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Rudi Wallace hosts Emily Power and Doug Sider for a Vital Signs episode about co-op housing

Vital Signs TV: Co-operative Housing in Hamilton

Michael ParenteOct 25, 20242 min read

Vital Signs TV: Co-operative Housing in Hamilton It’s a brand new season of Vital Signs on Cable 14! It’s also Rudi Wallace’s first episode as our new President & CEO. In this episode, Rudi hosts Emily Power (President, Caroline St. Co-op) and Doug Sider (Executive Director, Golden Horseshoe Co-op Housing Federation) to talk about co-op housing and its potential to address affordability in Hamilton. Co-op housing is certainly not a…

Affordable housing efforts in action

Affordable housing efforts in action

Michael ParenteOct 22, 20243 min read

Affordable housing efforts in action Two recent developments supported by Hamilton Community Foundation demonstrate that the affordable housing crisis can be approached in a variety of ways. This past year the Foundation helped facilitate an agreement that will see the…

ABACUS turns 10

ABACUS turns 10

Michael ParenteOct 22, 20242 min read

ABACUS turns 10 ABACUS, the foundation’s education initiative is marking a decade of supporting students in Hamilton. The initiative was launched in 2014 as a partnership with The Fairmount Foundation with the overarching goal of increasing the likelihood that young…

Granting decisions shift to local charities through HCF program

Granting decisions shift to local charities through HCF program

Michael ParenteSep 26, 20243 min read

Hamilton Community Foundation launches $500,000 participatory granting pilot A pilot program that shares decision-making power with local charities is one way that Hamilton Community Foundation is addressing historical underfunding for marginalized communities. The pilot employs “participatory granting” — a trust-based,…

Hamilton Community Foundation grants almost $1.3 million to student programs

Hamilton Community Foundation grants almost $1.3 million to student programs

Michael ParenteSep 16, 20242 min read

Hamilton Community Foundation recently announced almost $1.3 million in grants to programs that support students with an eye to increasing the likelihood they will continue their education beyond high school. Twenty-eight grants were distributed to 25 organizations for programs that…