{"id":11,"date":"2025-02-10T21:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:56:57","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 City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Foundation first convened the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction 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-text-align-center has-palette-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><strong>Joint Statement on Canada Disability Benefit <\/strong><br><strong>and the Disability Tax Credit<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We\u2019re failing people with disabilities. A new approach<\/strong> <strong><\/strong><strong>could fix that.<\/strong> <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadians with disabilities are fifty per cent more likely to experience poverty and twice as likely to experience food insecurity, yet hundreds of thousands of them are today denied access to government supports for which they are entitled, and that would improve their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Add your voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">150+ organizations are calling for a system that works for everyone with a disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the call for reform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share it with your network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>#DisabilityBenefitsAccess<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information on the statement and recommendations, see our post <a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/joint-statement-on-cdb-and-dtc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here <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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8844694632954944;width:310px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\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, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wordcloud-employment-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wordcloud-employment.png 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-29-at-3.27.11-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-29-at-3.27.11-PM.png 630w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-29-at-3.27.11-PM-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/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;height:auto\" 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, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-Living-Wage-Breakdown-Hamilton-1024x1024-1-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\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\">More Income Security<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/income-security\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.svg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-288\" style=\"width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.svg.png 1200w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.svg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.svg-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.svg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.svg-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/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\">Local Initiatives<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/local-initiatives\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/community-safety-wellbeing-plan-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316\" style=\"width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/community-safety-wellbeing-plan-cover.jpg 697w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/community-safety-wellbeing-plan-cover-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/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\">Watch Us<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/watch-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frozen-in-Time.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frozen-in-Time.png 418w, 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The growing level of individual poverty was a concern for how it was impacting on the entire community. 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