A grant from HCF’s immediate response fund helped support Hamilton’s first Homeless Baseball League. Organizers say the league helps give the players opportunities to be part of a community, and something to look forward to every week. It also provides individuals who are currently homeless the chance to engage with those who are now housed and witness the positive changes that have happened.
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December 2, 2011
Hamilton Community Foundation Grants Nearly Half Million Dollars. Read the media release here.
May 30, 2011
HCF and the Community Forward Fund have announced a partnership to provide loans to the non-profit and charitable sector. Read the media release here.
January 14, 2011
Imagine Canada recently released its Guide to Giving. Click here to read it.
January 13, 2011
HCF is now accepting applications for 2011 youth-led projects. View the details here. Read the media release here.
December 16, 2010
Frank C. Miller's $1.7 Million gift opens doors to health care careers. Read about it here.
December 14, 2010
Sheree Meredith talks about how to become involved in philanthropy here.
December 13, 2010
Canadian Task Force on Social Finance’s new report says foundations can maximize impact through mission-related investing. Read it here.
October 29, 2010
Watch how Hamilton teens had a great time at YAC's Living the Environment.
September 29, 2010
HCF announces new VP. Read more here.
June 18, 2010
HCF announces $876 thousand in new poverty-reduction grants. Read more here.
April 24, 2010
Listen to Terry Cooke interviewed on “The Forum” here.
April 17, 2010
We need courage to confront our mistakes. Read Terry Cooke's editorial from the Spectator's Code Red series here.
April 14, 2010
Terry Cooke tells Canadian Club that concentrated poverty is a "canary in the mineshaft". Read the Hamilton Spectator story here.
November 18, 2009
Read HCF's community profile, as published in the Hamilton Spectator.
October 22, 2009
Hamilton Community Foundation announces new President & CEO.
Read the news release.
Meet the new President & CEO.
October 13, 2009
Living the Environment 5 conference spurs youth to action. Read the media release.
October 6, 2009
Hamilton Aboriginal Stay-in-School Initiative stemming national trend. Read the media release.
September 29, 2009
Outgoing CEO Carolyn Milne invites you to share Hamilton’s beauty with the world.
September 17, 2009
Local food banks to share $50,000. Read the media release
September 16, 2009
CEO Transition
Read an update from Chair Sandra Stephenson here.
September 15, 2009
HCF Board member Justin Cooper and President & CEO Carolyn Milne are among two of this year’s inductees to the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction. Read the Spectator’s coverage here.
September 15, 2009
Mohawk, Trivaris and The Hamilton Spectator invite you to a community consultation on potential partnerships. Click here for information.
September 14, 2009
The Keith neighbourhood hub has been supported through HCF’s Tackling Poverty Together initiative since its inception. Read this Spectator story about the good work going on.
July 24, 2009
Care for the Land You Love – HCF announces a new opportunity for donors interested in protecting Hamilton’s greenspaces. Click here to read more.
June 17, 2009
HCF announces more than $900 thousand in grants to reduce poverty across Hamilton. Read the media release…
May 26, 2009
HCF’s Youth Advisory Council awards grants to 15 youth groups. Read more...
April 24, 2009
HCF announces environmental grants. Read the media release.
April 15, 2009
HCF announces leadership transition. Read the media release here.
March 2, 2009
HCF announces $1 million in new grant opportunities under Year 2 of its five-year, $5 million Tackling Poverty Together II initiative. Read the media release and backgrounder here.
February 5, 2009
HCF’s Youth Advisory Council announced its 2009 Protecting Our Environment Together youth grants totalling $17,660 for projects, spearheaded by students from 27 local high schools. Read more here.
January 26, 2009
HCF’s President & CEO Carolyn Milne was one of seven community leaders who spoke to city council on how the Hamilton will fare in this economic downturn. Watch a video about the potential impact on the charitable sector on The Hamilton Spectator’s website here.
January 13, 2009
Media release: The Youth Advisory Council, with support from the Board of the Hamilton Community Foundation, announces the 2008-09 youth-led community action projects.
December 18, 2008
Charities receive Holiday Bonus - read about HCF's $65,000 grants to local charities from the proceeds of a class action suit.
December 1, 2008
Media Release: New resource helps organizations capture advantages of city’s diversity.
November 3, 2008
Media release: HCF’s Youth Advisory Council holds its 4th Annual Living the Environment Conference.
June 23, 2008
Hamilton Community Foundation announces the first grants from TPT II: Building Strong Communities. Read more…
June 6, 2008
The Sabawoon Bazaar on Hamilton’s waterfront provides both a venue for the works of immigrant artists and a source of economic development for Hamilton. Sabawoon was funded by HCF’s initial Tackling Poverty Together initiative. Read more about this summer Saturday market here.
May 3, 2008
New StatsCan data shows 6,000 fewer Hamiltonians living in poverty than in 2001. The Hamilton Spectator attributes some of that success to cross-collaboration through the Hamilton Roundtable on Poverty Reduction co-convened by the City of Hamilton and HCF. See what they had to say.
February 27, 2008
The Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development (CVSRD), the Canadian Federation of Voluntary Sector Networks, and The Voluntary Gateway have collaborated on The Charities File website, which is designed to help charitable organizations file their annual Registered Charity Information Returns (the T3010A Package) to the Canada Revenue Agency, more accurately, and on time.
February 20 , 2008
The Maytree Foundation is offering scholarships for protected persons and landed immigrants who were protected persons. Eligible students are aged 18 to 26, not living with parents, and attending university or community college in fall 2008. Application deadline is March 28, 2008.
February 19 , 2008
NEW Resource for Community Organizations - The Organizational Effectiveness Toolkit provides practical tools to help community organizations plan, govern and manage their operations. It is based on real-life experience gained through reviews conducted by the Bay Area Arts and Heritage Stabilization Program supported by Hamilton Community Foundation.
February 4 , 2008
Three HCF colleagues have been recognized by the community for their contributions. Board member Dr. Chris Spence and Youth Advisory Council members Emma Hughes and Rodney Diverlus were all recipients at the John C. Holland awards. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. Read the Hamilton Spectator article.
January 29, 2008
Two HCF board members have been recognized by the community for their outstanding contributions to Hamilton. Youth Advisory Council member, Megan Meredith, received the Hamilton Spectator Youth Volunteer award, and past-chair Mark Chamberlain was named 2008 Citizen of the Year. Congratulations to both on this well-deserved recognition for all they have done and continue to do. Read the full story from the Hamilton Spectator.
January 10, 2008
The Youth Advisory Council, with support from the Board of the Hamilton Community Foundation, announces the third year of youth-led community action projects.