Acorn Fund for Youth
Supports initiatives that benefit youth in London, Middlesex County, or the neighbouring First Nations.
Issue Area: Zero Hunger
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Applications Open January 2027
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Community Vitality
Applications Open November 2026Large, multi-year grants that support innovative or system-changing programs that have a transformative impact.
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Grants Catalogue (formerly Funding Needs Registry)
Applications open: July 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026, 2:00 pm.Allows qualified donees to share their for funding needs directly with London Community Foundation fundholders.
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J. Allyn Taylor Community Service Award
Applications Open January 2027Presented to a student who exhibits outstanding service to and is actively involved in leadership activities in their community.
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J. Douglas Earthy Community Service Award
Applications Open October 2026Recognizing the impact made by volunteers and their organizations who serve children and/or youth.
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Maple Leaf Community Fund
Applications Open January 2027Supports capital-related needs of food security programs that promote dignity and build individual and community capacity.
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Mies Bervoets Scholarship
Applications Open August 2026Supporting aspiring culinary professionals in the City of London in their pursuit of excellence.
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Community Vitality 2025 – Growing Chefs! Ontario
Grant Summary: The Learn to Grow, Grow to Give Project combines food literacy/education and food security programming in innovative, efficient ways by growing and providing fresh, healthy foods for food-insecure families, while delivering equitable, accessible food education programming for children, families, and schools.
July 29, 2025
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Community Vitality 2025 – Type Diabeat It
Project Summary: In 2022, Statistics Canada reported that 38% of Black households were food-insecure—twice the rate of white households and surpassing all other racialized communities. Alarmingly, 4 in 10 Black homes face food insecurity, and 46.6% of Black children live in food-insecure households. The Type Diabeat It Kitchen Project directly addresses these challenges by developing its 1.5-acre agricultural site.
July 29, 2025
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Harvest Haven with Type Diabeat-It
Type Diabeat-It is dedicated to ensuring Black and People of Colour understand what it means to live with diabetes by offering education and support.
Much of their work revolves around food education, with classes and events about diet and cooking held regularly in community spaces. In 2024, they made significant progress on their Harvest Haven project, which tackles food insecurity among the community in London that Type Diabeat-It serves.
February 12, 2025
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