{"id":11,"date":"2025-02-10T21:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:42:45","slug":"create-your-website-with-blocks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction was first convened by the City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Foundation in 2005 to focus community attention on growing problems with income distribution and economic opportunity in Hamilton. The growing level of individual poverty was a concern for how it was impacting on the entire community The Roundtable brought together business and government leaders, not for profit community groups, service providers and advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-palette-color-5-border-color has-palette-color-9-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aff138b912e03f3e56b68a83ba7de80d\"><strong>It&#8217;s Spring and Everything is Coming Up Basic Income!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0331e20e9b38d2caef283740663e49dc\">Media Articles<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tom Cooper on the 10th anniversary of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot <br>(<em>From the Hamilton Spectator<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tim-Button-1024x684.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tim-Button-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tim-Button-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tim-Button-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tim-Button-1536x1026.png 1536w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tim-Button-2048x1368.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Part-1_-Bringing-basic-income-back-into-focus.pdf\">Part 1: Bringing basic income back into focus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Monika-Ciolek.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Monika-Ciolek.jpg 513w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Monika-Ciolek-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Part-2_-Bringing-basic-income-back-into-focus.pdf\">Part 2: Basic income experiment continues to inspire<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-palette-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66e4348733b2abdcc472109d7e02929e is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1270d8ec217ac38562db5741c03c835\">Tamarack Webinars<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tamarack leads critical conversations leading up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bien2026.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-818ed384bb29d4f51bd1329048081384 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Part One <\/strong><br><strong>The Road to BIEN: Canadian Context for Basic Income<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  id=\"_ytid_38017\"  width=\"600\" height=\"300\"  data-origwidth=\"600\" data-origheight=\"300\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HqR5cEvoz7g?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HqR5cEvoz7g\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" 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Reduction alongside international economists, authors, doctors and other specialists in basic income from across the globe. Guests to be announced in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamarackcommunity.ca\/multimedia\/webinar-bien-2026\"><strong>Click here to register.<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"19\" class=\"wp-image-212\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink.png 380w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-palette-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87eb7136bdc1e19ac8648292eed17709 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e62acf97d992aee6d6d9c3d2ce5c04b\">The 25th BIEN Congress <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Roundtable is proud to be a part of this year&#8217;s Basic Income Earth Network Congress in Toronto,  19-22 August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Registration is now open.<br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bien2026.net\/\">See website for more details <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"19\" class=\"wp-image-212\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink.png 380w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2e6fe32aa222d9a70621b3005db2c3b1\">Watch this space for more news.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Policy Brief <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People Not Pillars:<br>A New Poverty Reduction Strategy 2025 has been submitted to the Province in response to their consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HRPR-Policy-Brief-OPRS-November-2025-FINAL.pdf\">Download a copy <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"19\" class=\"wp-image-212\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink.png 380w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rusty-hyperlink-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HRPR-Policy-Brief-OPRS-November-2025-FINAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wordcloud-employment-300x148.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wordcloud-employment-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wordcloud-employment-1024x504.png 1024w, 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HRPR-Policy-Brief-Autofiling-for-Benefits-FINAL.pdf\">Low-Income Autofile: <br>Addressing the Elephant in the Room<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Tamarack<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamarackcommunity.ca\/case-studies\/the-hamilton-roundtable-for-poverty-reduction-two-decades-of-systems-change-collaborative-leadership-and-national-impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two Decades of Systems Change, Collaborative Leadership, and National Impact in Hamilton<\/a><br><em>A 20 year retrospective study on the work of HRPR.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Tribute to Lance Dingman<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/a-tribute-to-lance-dingman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lance-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lance Dingman\" class=\"wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lance-3.jpg 940w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lance-3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lance-3-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-764dce32 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Basic Income<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/basic-income\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SouthernON-BI-Experience-SM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" style=\"width:auto;height:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SouthernON-BI-Experience-SM.png 513w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SouthernON-BI-Experience-SM-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Social Assistance<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/social-assistance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Price-is-Wrong-2024-v1-1024x791.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135\" style=\"width:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Price-is-Wrong-2024-v1-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Price-is-Wrong-2024-v1-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Price-is-Wrong-2024-v1-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Price-is-Wrong-2024-v1.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Living Wage<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/living-wage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-Living-Wage-Breakdown-Hamilton-1024x1024-1.webp\" alt=\"2024 Living Wage Breakdown Infographic\" class=\"wp-image-299\" style=\"width:auto;height:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-Living-Wage-Breakdown-Hamilton-1024x1024-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-Living-Wage-Breakdown-Hamilton-1024x1024-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-Living-Wage-Breakdown-Hamilton-1024x1024-1-150x150.webp 150w, 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