SpecKids Unlimited is the umbrella for all of The Hamilton Spectator’s philanthropic efforts, including The Summer Camp Fund, the Jeff Dickins Memorial Award and Kids in the Community, our employee-driven initiative. SpecKids Unlimited was launched in November 2006 as part of The Hamilton Spectator’s anti-poverty initiative, which was also in support of the Poverty Roundtable’s goal of making Hamilton “the best place to raise a child.” The mandate of SpecKids is simple yet critically important: to improve the lives of children and youth in the community.