Health and Homelessness Fund For Change

Powered by a transformative $25 million commitment from a local family who wishes to remain anonymous, the Fund for Change supports London’s response to the health and homelessness crisis, which is known as the ‘whole of community system response’ The Fund for Change is administered by London Community Foundation in partnership with the donor family.

Matching Fund

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Progress Update – May 2025

Londoners have donated an additional $6.3 million to the Fund for Change. Their contributions have grown to $12.6 million after being matched by the donor family.

This community generosity is already improving the lives of people experiencing homelessness. The Fund for Change has distributed and committed $17.4 million to build specialized Hubs and create highly supportive housing residences.

Projects Supported by the Fund for Change – May 2025

Hub:
Atlohsa Family Health Services and St. Joseph’s Health Care London

Fund for Change Support:  $1.3 million for capital
Serves:                                  Indigenous people
Status:                                   Open; located beside Parkwood Institute

Hub:
Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) and London Health Sciences Centre

Fund for Change Support:  $3 million for capital
Serves:                                  Youth (aged 16 to 24)
Status:                                   Open across LHSC and Joan’s Place

Highly Supportive Housing:
Developing for Change (Tricar, Auburn Group, Drewlo Holdings, Sifton Properties) and Indwell – Elmwood Place conversion

Fund for Change Support:                  $4 million for capital; $1.7 million for operating
# Highly Supportive Housing Units: 50
Status:                                                  Targeting 2025

Highly Supportive Housing:
Indwell – War Memorial Children’s Hospital conversion at Vision SoHo

Fund for Change Support:                  $1.46 million for capital
# Highly Supportive Housing Units:  42
Status:                                                  Targeting 2026

Highly Supportive Housing:
London Cares – House of Hope

Fund for Change Support:                 $845,560 for one year of operating   
# Highly Supportive Housing Units:  49
Status:                                                Open

Highly Supportive Housing:
CMHA Thames Valley addiction and mental health services

Fund for Change Support:                 $5 million for capital
# Highly Supportive Housing Units: 115 in two new locations
Status:                                                Targeting 2026 and 2027

The Role of Fund for Change

The Fund for Change does not fund everything in London’s Whole of Community System Response to Health and Homelessness.

The Fund for Change at this time provides support to help fast-track specialized Hubs and highly supportive housing, including:

  • Refurbishment of buildings to make them suitable for use as specialized Hubs or highly supportive housing.

  • Equipment needed by staff on-site at Hubs and highly supportive housing, such as computers and desks.

  • Physical equipment needed to meet basic needs in Hubs and highly supportive housing, such as beds, sinks, showers, etc.

The elements of London’s Whole of Community System Response that the Fund for Change helps to fund may evolve over time in response to needs. The Fund for Change will remain fully committed to addressing London’s health and homelessness crisis.

The Whole of Community System Response to Health and Homelessness

The Health & Homelessness Whole of Community System Response is a coordinated, community-wide effort to address the growing number of individuals in London experiencing homelessness and housing deprivation—many of whom have increasingly complex health and social needs.

More than 200 individuals representing 70 organizations from a wide range of sectors came together to co-create a strategic roadmap for transformation. The resulting system is people-centred and housing-focused, designed to meet individuals where they are—without judgment—by offering culturally safe, low-barrier, inclusive care that is trauma- and violence-informed. The approach is rooted in anti-oppression and anti-racism principles and grounded in harm reduction.

Central to this work is the understanding that housing is healthcare—and a fundamental human right.