OUR VISION & COMMITMENT



AIM


We aim to unite people of African heritage living in Hamilton by creating a unified and strong voice which will address and promote the social determinants of our health such as housing, education, employment, access to better healthcare, fairness within all the social systems - the justice system, child welfare etc.

MISSION


We seek to be included in health policy-making decisions at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government. HBHCLF is working towards establishing a meaningful engagement with health policy decision-making bodies to offer relevant input from the perspective of marginalized and racialized communities such as ours. We aim to accomplish our goals through:

Partnerships:
  • Seek to form partnerships with organizations to engage in Projects aimed at addressing issues related to social determinants of health within the African Diaspora in Hamilton.
  • Collaborate with organizations to work on existing policies and operations which negatively affect the overall health & well being of the African Diaspora in Hamilton and request involvement in policies reviews, discussions and enactment to effect systemic changes.
  • Collaborate with other Black Organizations on Projects of mutual interests to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion for our communities. We will also share useful ideas, resources, data and information for our mutual benefit.
Community Engagement through:
  • Public Education through Townhall meetings and Forums
  • Awareness Campaigns
  • Conferences
  • Presentations to both Public & Private Agencies
Research & Data Collection
  • Collect race-based data as a key step to improving health outcomes for African populations and address racism.
  • T o build pictures of where race-based gaps, racism and racial bias exist in both Provincial and Municipal health, housing, employment, school, Justice systems.
  • T o paint a picture of the gaps and barriers in services and programs for African children, youth and families in order to effect changes to support their mental health and wellbeing.
  • T o share data collected with local and provincial governments, public organizations, and agencies to make culturally effective interventions and policy changes.
  • T o improve government funding allocations to Racialized and marginalized communities such as ours.

Our partners and funders

Hamilton Urban Core
Community Health Centre
Interval House
of Hamilton
College Boreal