{"id":606,"date":"2026-10-27T15:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/?p=606"},"modified":"2026-10-27T15:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:01:28","slug":"24000-reasons-to-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/24000-reasons-to-act\/","title":{"rendered":"24,000 Reasons to Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\">SPRC\u2019s recent Family and Child Poverty in Hamilton report found that 21.1% of Hamilton children were living in poverty in 2023, representing more than 24,000 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/municipal-election-child-poverty-9.7382377\">CBC coverage <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> of Hamilton&#8217;s pre-election panel at the Hamilton Public Library&#8217;s Central Branch.<\/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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-20-at-2.43.27-PM-906x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-20-at-2.43.27-PM-906x1024.png 906w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-20-at-2.43.27-PM-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-20-at-2.43.27-PM-768x868.png 768w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-20-at-2.43.27-PM-1359x1536.png 1359w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-20-at-2.43.27-PM.png 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPRC\u2019s recent Family and Child Poverty in Hamilton report found that 21.1% of Hamilton children were living in poverty in 2023, representing more than 24,000 children. 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