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Still smiling after such a beautiful night at the You Go Girl Awards! Thank you to our phenomenal performers and creators Next Gen Choir, @studio of purpose, @djtraybaby, and @kadiatubarrie for sharing your gifts with us through music, dance, photography, and film. 📸🎤💃

Seeing our youth use their talents so vibrantly is the ultimate inspiration. Congratulations to you all—keep shining brightly and working hard! 🌟sistersnsync

See you next year@sistersnsync You go Girls Awards.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💗

Screening is essential!

Life gets busy. Between caring for our families, careers, and everyone around us, it’s easy to put our own health last.

But here’s your reminder: Make time for your mammogram!

🌸 Breast cancer can develop without noticeable symptoms.

🌸 Mammograms can detect changes before a lump can be felt.

🌸 Early detection can lead to more treatment options and better outcomes.

🌸 In Ontario, women aged 40–74 can book a screening mammogram every two years through the Ontario Breast Screening Program, even without a healthcare provider referral.

💗 Don’t wait for symptoms. Prioritize your health today.

And while you’re at it, remind your mother, sister, daughter, or friend to check whether they’re due for screening.

At ClearAccess Health, we believe preventive care is one of the most powerful ways to invest in your future.

Early detection matters. Book your mammogram.

Those with a higher risk of breast cancer may need a different screening schedule. Speak with your healthcare provider.

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #mammogram #EarlyDetectionSavesLives #womenshealth #clearaccesshealth

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Huge congratulations to all the incredible Nominees and Award winners of the 2026 You Go Girl Awards! 🌟✨ It was an absolutely amazing event filled with beautiful, inspiring women and girls of all ages from all over the globe. 🌍💖

Hearing our girls speak so eloquently about their contributions to their communities and share their favorite memories was unforgettable. Their purpose is clear, and their dedication to uplifting individuals is unmatched. I couldn’t be more proud of @sistersinsync_org and their sponsor, the City of Hamilton! 👏🇨🇦

Want to make a difference? Consider becoming a part of this vital organization. Your donations and support directly help girls and women overcoming abandonment, abuse, and oppression. Together, we can build strong, empowered women for future generations. ✨

Well done, Team @joellekabisoso! 👑 I am so excited to join your team and be a part of this incredible community.

Keep letting your light shine, girls! 💎✨

#YouGoGirlAwards #SistersInSync #EmpowerWomen #SupportLocal #HamiltonOntario

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The 3rd Annual Greater Golden Horseshoe Diversity Awards & Luncheon, happening this Wednesday at Carmen's Event Centre, would not be possible without the organizations that have invested in this celebration and in the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

We extend our sincere appreciation to our 2026 sponsors and supporters for helping us recognize individuals and organizations creating meaningful change across the Golden Horseshoe:
@firstontariocu
@unitedway_gh
@hamiltonurbancore
@refugehamilton
@acbn_canada

October 14, 2026
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Carmen’s Event Centre
1520 Stonechurch Road, Hamilton

Don’t miss the chance to celebrate diversity and inclusion this Wednesday!
Get your tickets at empowerstrategygroup.com/diversity-awards (LINK IN BIO).

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We’re just days away from the 6th Annual You Go, Girl! Awards, and we want to take a moment to recognize our incredible 2026 Award Sponsors! 💗

Each award represents an opportunity to invest directly in the girls who are leading, creating, breaking barriers, and making a difference in their communities.

To our Award Sponsors, thank you for ensuring that our girls’ accomplishments are met with meaningful support and investment in their futures!

We can’t wait to celebrate the girls you’re helping us honour this weekend on October 10th 🥹

#YouGoGirl #SistersInSync #InternationalDayOfTheGirl
#HamOnt #Hamilton

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Today, September 30, we pause to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day 🧡

It is a day to remember the children who never returned home, honour survivors and their families, and take time to listen, learn, reflect, and renew our commitment to reconciliation.

ℹ️ Event Information

Hamiltonians are invited to come together at West Harbour to honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors, their families and communities, and reflect on the history and ongoing legacy of residential schools.

🧡 Community Gathering: 10 AM–12 PM
📍 West Harbour, 3 Guise Street

The gathering will include a traditional opening and closing, Spirit Vision Drum & Dancers, poetry by January Rogers, and a keynote by Dr. Karen Hill.

@cityofhamilton

#NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #HamiltonON Poster for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day.

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What a great start on September 18th! Women’s Health!

We’re so grateful for the collaboration between ClearAccess Health and Refuge Newcomer Health for our Women’s Health At Every Stage of Life series.

Seeing so many women show up to the 1st session, engage, ask questions, and prioritize their health was truly inspiring.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped plan, organize, and bring this event to life, and to every guest who joined us.

This is just the beginning! More conversations, more learning, and more women’s health sessions to come!

#clearaccesshealth #womenshealth #womenshealtheducation #womensupportingwomen #mentalhealthawareness

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Nearly 200 people — including newcomers, community organizations, and service providers — came together at Central Library for our 4th Annual Hamilton Welcome Event during Welcoming Week! 🌎 🤝

Featuring 20+ organizations, attendees connected with local services, learned about supports and resources, had resumes reviewed, received professional LinkedIn photos, and enjoyed artwork created by newcomer youth from the @nyc_hamilton 🎨🖌️🫟

A huge thank you to our participating organizations, volunteers, working group, and sponsors @goodshepherdhamilton and @hamiltonlibrary for helping make the afternoon possible.

#WelcomingWeek2026 #HIPC #HamiltonForAll

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I am deeply grateful that Take Back the Night continues to exist in Hamilton. 💜

Last night, our community gathered at City Hall for this year’s Take Back the Night, organized by @SACHAHamOnt around the theme “Consent is Everyone’s Right.”

For more than 45 years, people in Hamilton have come together through this event to stand with survivors, challenge sexual and gender-based violence and street harassment, and insist on everyone’s right to safety, dignity and bodily autonomy.

I am thankful to SACHA, the speakers, performers, volunteers, community organizations and everyone who marched, gathered and made space for one another.

As a candidate for Mayor, events like this reinforce for me that community safety cannot be reduced to policing alone.

Municipal government has responsibilities for the conditions that shape people’s safety: affordable housing, accessible public transit, well-lit and welcoming public spaces, community services, crisis supports, gender-based violence prevention, and ensuring survivors can find help without being treated as an afterthought.

It also means listening to the organizations and frontline workers who have spent decades doing this work and ensuring their expertise has a place in municipal decision-making.

I want a Hamilton where everyone can move through our streets, workplaces, homes and public spaces with dignity and without fear.

Thank you, SACHA, for continuing to create this space for solidarity, resistance, healing and community care.

Take Back the Night reminds us that safer communities are something we build together.

Please Vote Scarlett for Mayor of the @CityofHamilton

#HamOnt #CityofHamilton #HamiltonOntario #ONPoli #CDNPoli @Mohawk.College @McMasterU @The.RealationshipsPodcast

Photos by @TheReal_LylaMiklos

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On August 29th we hosted our first Back to School Festival at Hamilton Stadium. Giving away 400 backpacks filled with school supplies, tshirts, water bottles and a swag bag filled with community partners supporting students to go back to school.

The Cartakers Room was transformed into a barbershop giving fresh fades and cuts, with hairstylists breading hair.

Community parters setup to engage with close to 600 families throughout the day networking their services and community support they offer.

One of the highlights was us giving out $6,000 in scholarships that was fundraised with the hard work from local health and wellness businesses!

This was truly a beautiful, heart warming and inspiring experience.

Thank you sponsors, partners and of course Hamilton for showing up and continuing to demonstrate that what we do is important.

🎥 @ashik__97

#hamont #community #backtoschool

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Investing in us. 📈 Learning the ins and outs of Community Bonds to create lasting local assets. Let’s build together! @refugehamilton @acbn_canada

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