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Health and WellbeingHousing and Homelessness

Highlights from the first report on the Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response

The first comprehensive evaluation report on the Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response was published in September. It was prepared by the Centre for Research in Health Equity and Social Inclusion (CRHESI) at Western University. The report highlights the significant progress that London has made in helping people experiencing chronic homelessness access stable housing through the innovative Hubs model and highly supportive housing.

December 16, 2025
EducationHealth and WellbeingRacialized and NewcomerWomen

Community Vitality Update: London InterCommunity Health Centre

In 2024, London InterCommunity Health Centre’s “Women of the World” Childcare Provision project received a $63,000 Community Vitality Grant.The program supports the healthy integration of newcomer women as they navigate the challenges of settling in London. Recently, we received the following update that speaks to the impact the project is making.

Written by Selma Tobah, Community Development Worker at London InterCommunity Health Centre.

October 16, 2025
Health and WellbeingIndigenous Communities

Community Vitality 2025 – Southwest Middlesex Health Centre

Grant Summary: This project improves the services that Southwest Middlesex Health Centre provides to Indigenous patients. It includes timely access to mental health supports and foot care, and ensures all staff are trained in culturally safe health care so that Indigenous patients feel respected, safe, and represented while receiving care.

July 29, 2025
Health and Wellbeing

Community Vitality 2025 – Progressive Animal Welfare Services

Grant Summary: Progressive Animal Welfare Services is dedicated to supporting the welfare of humans and their animal companions by subsidizing and improving access to veterinary care for members facing homelessness, domestic violence, and poverty, or living with disability.

July 29, 2025
Climate and EnvironmentHealth and WellbeingRecreationIndigenous Communities

Community Vitality 2025 – Ontario Nature

Grant Summary: Ontario Nature and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation will collaborate to improve climate resiliency, restore native habitat, educate the public and First Nations members on the environment, and foster cross-cultural knowledge sharing. This project enhances well-being by promoting stewardship and empowering individuals for a sustainable future.

July 29, 2025
Health and WellbeingElderly

Community Vitality 2025 – Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners

Project Summary: Our vision is to ensure no one impacted by dementia goes unsupported; however, we are not currently reaching lower income, newcomer, racialized and other underserved populations. This project aims to take the first steps in addressing this inequity through enhancing its Community First Link Care Navigation (CFLN) initiative.

July 29, 2025
May 5, 2025

CMHA TVAMHS Receives $5 million in new funding from Health and Homelessness Fund for Change

London, ON: The Health and Homelessness Fund for Change today announced $5 million in capital funding to Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services (CMHA TVAMHS) to help create 115 new highly supportive housing apartments.
Arts, Culture, and HeritageHealth and Wellbeing

Children’s Book, Chuck the Fire Truck, Supports Robb Family Trust

Chuck the Fire Truck, a children’s book authored by Ken McLarnon was self-published in 2024 with funds raised being donated to the Robb Family Trust, a donor-advised fund that supports many initiatives and organizations in and around London, particularly around the arts.

April 23, 2025
April 3, 2025

London Cares’ ‘House of Hope’ receives more than $845,000 from the Health and Homelessness Fund for Change

LONDON, ON: The ‘House of Hope’ highly supportive housing residence, operated by London Cares in partnership with London Health Sciences Centre, has received $845,560 from the Health and Homelessness Fund for Change. The contribution will fund essential wrap-around support services that enable formerly unhoused residents to remain housed.
Arts, Culture, and HeritageHealth and WellbeingHousing and Homelessness2SLGBTQIA+

Woodman Relief Fund Wrap-Up

Following the 2019 Woodman Avenue gas line explosionin Old East Village (OEV) in London, the Woodman Relief Fund fund was established at Libro to support individuals and households impacted by the incident.

January 22, 2025

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