Recent SPRC publications:

SPRC Bulletin: Trends in Basic Needs

• Trends in Basic Needs Bulletin (May 2012)
• Media Release

Neighbourhood Profiles

• Neighbourhood Profiles (March 2012)
  11 neighbourhoods part of Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Action Strategy

• McQuesten Neighbourhood Profile (March 2012)

The Right to Choose Where to Live (March 2012)

Profile of Hamilton’s Downtown Area(January 2012)

Working and Still Poor? It Doesn't Add Up! (December 2011)
Why Living Wage is Coming to Hamilton

Calculating a Living Wage for Hamilton (December 2011)
Companion report to Working and Still Poor? It Doesn't Add Up!

Profile of Vulnerable Seniors in Hamilton (September 2011)

• Full Report
• Summary Report

Hamilton Community Action Program for Children Evaluation (Spring 2011)

Supporting Laid Of Workers in Hamilton: The Value of Employment Training at the Hamilton Jobs Action Centre (May 2011)

• Full Report
• Executive Summary
• Summary Report

Hamilton’s Social Landscape (May 2011)

• Full Report
• Summary Report

Not to Be Forgotten: Homeless Women in Hamilton (May 2011)

• Full Report
• Summary Report

Seeking Better Outcomes for Youth in Hamilton (January 2011)

• Full Report
• Youth Summary

MORE THAN SNACKS: Background Report for No Child Leaves School Hungry: Developing Hamilton's Approach to a Universal, School-based Nutrition Program (December 2010)

Demographic Profile of HWCDSB Elementary School Catchment Areas (October 2010)

Adequate, Suitable, Affordable – Report on Housing in Hamilton (June 2010)

Women & Poverty in Hamilton (May 2010)

Hamilton Community Action Program for Children Evaluation Report (April 2008 – March 2010)

Hamilton Correctional Services Needs Assessment (February 2010)

Riverdale 2009 – A Changing Mosaic (December 2009)

• Arabic
• Cambodian
• English
• Punjabi
• Urdu

Community Profiles (November 2009)

• Ancaster Community Profile
• Dundas Community Profile
• Flamborough Community Profile
• Glanbrook Community Profile
• Hamilton Community Profile
• Stoney Creek Community Profile

Evaluation of the Addressing the Needs of Street-Involved and Homeless Youth in Hamilton Project (August 2009)

• Full Report
• Executive Summary

Assessment of the Under the Willows Program (May 2009)

• Full Report
• Executive Summary

Incomes and Poverty in Hamilton (April 2009)

• Full Report
• Executive Summary

Building Collaboration Between the Child Welfare and Street-Involved Youth Services Sectors in Hamilton (March 2009)

• Full Report
• Executive Summary
• Front Line Summary
• Youth Summary

Community Profiles (November 2008)

• Summary Community Profiles
• Ancaster Community Profile
• Dundas Community Profile
• Glanbrook Community Profile
• Hamilton Community Profile
• Stoney Creek Community Profile

A Profile of Downtown Municipal Wards 2,3,4 and 5 (August 2008)

Kids and Community Hamilton: A Parent Readiness Project (April 2008)

Report on the Needs Assessment of the LGBTQ Community of Hamilton (December 2007)

• Full Report
• Creating Positive Space for the LGBTQ Community in Hamilton

Riverdale 2007 – A Changing Mosaic (December 2007)

• Albanian
• Cambodian
• English
• Gujerterati
• Punjabi
• Serbian
• Urdu

Homelessness Partnering Strategy: Community Plan 2007-2009

• Framework – Hamilton Urban Aboriginal Community (November 2007)
• Data Tools – Hamilton Urban Aboriginal Community (November 2007)

Report on the Diversity Audit of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (November 2007)

An Assessment of Child Care Needs in the Dundas Community (November 2007)

The Addressing the Needs of Street-Involved and Homeless Youth in Hamilton Project: Progress Report – The First Year and a Half (November 2007)

A Profile of an East Hamilton Neighbourhood: The Foundation for Service Planning (September 2007)

National Homelessness Initiative: Community Plan Assessment

• Phase II Framework – Hamilton Urban Aboriginal Update (July 2007)

• Phase II Data Tools – Hamilton Urban Aboriginal Update (July 2007)

Listen Up! The Youth Friendly Report (March 2007)

Listen Up! Hamilton Youth Speak Out: Summary of the Public Forum (October 2006)

Report on the Immigrant Skills Workforce Integration Project: A Plan for Hamilton ( July 2006)

Recreation Access for Children and Youth of Hamilton’s Diverse Communities: Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities ( May 2006)

Hamilton Aboriginal Men's Residence Transitional Housing Needs Analysis (May 2006)

Hepatitis C Needs Assessment for Hamilton (June 2006)

Women and Poverty in Hamilton (May 2006)

Creating and Supporting LGBTQ Positive Space Groups in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (January 2010)

A Resource Guide for Secondary School Administrators, Teachers, and Support Staff

Our Health Counts: Urban Aboriginal Health Data Research Project: Community Report – First Nations Adults and Children

• Full Report
• Handout

Media Release

• Official
• Hamilton

Hamilton Vital Signs (October 2010)

On Any Given Night – Homelessness Indicators Report  (May 2010)

Trying for normal when the wheels come off – The Hamilton Social Audit (April 2010)

The Student Nutrition Program Grocery List (November 2009)

Guide to Collaboratives and Planning Initiatives Related to Human Services in Hamilton (September 2009)

On Any Given Night: Measuring Homelessness in Hamilton(December 2007)

Youth Engagement 101 (October 2007)

On Any Given Night: Measuring Homelessness in Hamilton (2006)

Gaps and Trends: Challenges Facing Individuals Using Shelters and Hospitals in Hamilton(June 2006)

Hamilton Chinese Child and Family Needs Research (February 2005)

 The Hamilton Aboriginal Community "Homelessness Community Plan for 2003 - 2006" (2003)

 Portrait of Poverty: Living on Social Assistance in Hamilton(2003)