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London & Middlesex Vital Signs Report: 2024

I’m pleased to share London Community Foundation’s 2024 Vital Signs Report, now available in full onlineor as a printed copy from our office in Covent Garden Market.

Vital Signs is a biennial report published by the Foundation that looks at some of London and Middlesex County’s more pressing issues through data and the experiences of experts and people of lived experience in our community. This year’s report highlights the need to accelerate equity-seeking work to create a community where everyone can thrive.

October 30, 2024
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London and Middlesex Organizations Share Results from Community Services Recovery Fund Support

London Community Foundation was proud to support 33 charities and non-profits in London and Middlesex in 2023/2024 to help them adapt to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, totalling $1.3 million, helped organizations improve the efficacy, accessibility, and sustainability of the essential community services that they provide.

October 24, 2024
Housing and Homelessness

Vision SoHo Wins Award for Land Use Planning Excellence

The Vision SoHo mix-used housing development in London has received the 2024 PlanON Vision Award of Merit in recognition of its “collaborative partnerships to deliver affordable housing to priority community groups, while preserving city heritage buildings.”

October 2, 2024
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SARI Therapeutic Riding: Growing Sustainably with a Registered Charity Fund

SARI Therapeutic Riding is an organization that many London Community Foundation fundholders and donors will be familiar with. While you might know about their Adopt-A-Pony or Paddock Partner initiatives, you might not know that SARI has held a Registered Charity Fund of its own at the Foundation for nearly 25 years.

September 20, 2024
Housing and Homelessness

Vision SoHo Receives Federal Funding

London Community Foundation initiated the Vision SoHo Alliance, bringing six affordable housing developers together for the project. The Foundation provided initial matching funding, as loans through our Social Impact Fund, to cover the organizational, planning, and design concept costs.

September 9, 2024
Health and Wellbeing

Enhancing Accessible Veterinary Care in London: A Success Story of Community Support and Technological Advancement

During the COVID-19 pandemic, community service organizations across Canada faced significant challenges. To support these groups as they adapted to the pandemic’s long-term impacts, Community Foundations of Canada, Canadian Red Cross, and United Way Centraide Canada collaborated to distribute a one-time investment of $400 million from the Government of Canada through the Community Services Recovery Fund (CSRF).

August 29, 2024
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From the Annual Report: The John Howard Society of London and District

The John Howard Society of London and District is a not-for-profit, community service organization dedicated to helping individuals and families at risk of conflict, or who have conflicted with the law in and around London since 1947.

August 21, 2024
Zero Hunger

Community Vitality 2024 – Urban Roots

In the heart of London, Urban Roots London stands as a beacon of hope, addressing vital issues of food security, well-being, education, and the environment. Founded on the belief that everyone deserves access to high-quality, nutritious food, Urban Roots is pioneering innovative solutions that extend beyond mere sustenance, emphasizing the right to choose food aligned with individual needs and preferences.

August 19, 2024
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Community Vitality 2024 – Regional HIV/AIDS Connection

Regional HIV/AIDS Connection is using their $67,000, one-year Community Vitality grant to collaborate with grassroots groups and community leaders to support the well-being of London’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community members, especially people disproportionately impacted by systemic oppression, by creating new joy-centred spaces, opportunities, and resources that provide connection, affirmation, and visibility. These robust community development efforts will focus on providing vibrant and diverse social gatherings, investing in local 2SLGBTQIA+ talent, and fostering future sustainability through volunteer engagement, project impact evaluation, and mentorship opportunities.

August 19, 2024
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Community Vitality 2024 – London Public Library

Libraries are traditionally seen as places of education, but as Michael Ciccone, CEO and Chief Librarian at London Public Library (LPL) explains, they are more than that:

“London Public Library is deeply embedded, essential infrastructure that provides community gathering space that’s free, accessible, and open to the public.”

August 19, 2024

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