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Hamilton's Centre for Civic Inclusion
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Special Information
Public Bulletin	Email from Website
Contact Information
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Address & Map	267 King St E Hamilton, ON L8N 1B9
Major Intersection	Wellington St N and King St E
Office Phone	905-297-4694
Fax	1-877-464-5940
Website	www.hcci.ca
Primary Contact	Evelyn Myrie, Executive Director; Phone: ext 106; Email: emyrie@hcci.ca
Volunteer Coordinator	Sabeeha Quader, Youth Program Coordinator; Phone: ext 109; Email: squader@hcci.ca
Service Details
Alternate Name (Internal use only)	Hamilton ; Hamiltons ; HCCI
Accessibility	Fully Accessible
Located In Community	Hamilton Central
Ward	Ward 2
Description	Community-based civic resource centre, committed to working as a catalyst for anti-racist change across Hamilton.   * HCCI initiates and supports transformative processes that promote equality and create racism-free and inclusive environments in all areas of civic life  * HCCI develops and shares training and education resources  * HCCI is a source of support and information to newcomer immigrant and refugee communities, diverse ethno-racial and ethno-cultural groups and First Nations communities   * HCCI helps build community leadership and enable productive dialogues and partnerships between marginalized and 'centralized' communities, organizations and institutions  * Hate Crimes Prevention Program aims to fill the deficit of support for victims of hate crimes in Hamilton who are vulnerable and unable to access counselling services
Hours	Mon-Thu 9 am-5 pm * Fri 9 am-3 pm
Dates	All year
Meetings	Various events * See website
Areas Served	Hamilton (City of)
Fees	None
Languages	English ; French ; Arabic ; Hindi ; Punjabi ; Somali ; Urdu ; Jamaican Creole also spoken
Print Material	Available on website at: http://www.hcci.ca
Funding	City / Town - City of Hamilton ; Provincial - Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration ; Federal - Citizenship & Immigration Canada; Department of Canadian Heritage ; Fundraising ; Donations ; Foundation - The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Hamilton Community Foundation
Elections	HCCI Governing Council (GC) led by two Co-Chairs elected by the members of GC democratically. The members of HCCI GC belong to various diverse groups of Hamiltonians and sit in the GC body for a period of 3 years, which is renewable for one time only.
Established	March 2006
Indexing
Service Categories	Community Involvement Programs ~ Cultural/Racial Issues ; Ethnocultural Advocacy Groups ; Hate Crimes Prevention ; Networking/Relationship Building Support ~ Cultural/Racial Issues ; Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups ~ Cultural/Racial Issues ; Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education ~ Cultural/Racial Issues
Subjects	Community development ; Coordinating organizations ; Multiculturalism ; Race relations ; Safety