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May 5, 2025
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.
April 3, 2025
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.
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
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
Named in honour of London Community Foundation’s founder, the J. Allyn Taylor Community Service Award is presented to a grade 10-12 student who exhibits outstanding service to and is actively involved in leadership activities in their community. The recipient receives an award of $2,500 towards their post-secondary education and a $500 grant to a charity of their choice. This year, the award was given to Nada Abdallah, who shared more about her community work with us.
December 11, 2024
November 21, 2024
London, ON: Londoners contributed $6.2 million to the Health and Homelessness Fund for Change, exceeding the $5 million goal announced last September. The London family that spearheaded the Fund for Change, administered by London Community Foundation, matched the donations from Londoners dollar-for-dollar for a total of $12.4 million. This is in addition to the donor family’s initial $25 million commitment.
In early June 2024, Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London took their regular school trip to Normandy, France, for the 80th anniversary commemoration of D-Day, a pivotal battle in World War II. The school has a relationship with the Parkwood Institute that allows their students to volunteer for St. Joseph’s Veterans Care Program (VCP) . Students who take this opportunity build relationships with the residents at the VCP, most of whom served in World War II and/or the Korean War, while also learning more about Canada’s military history.
November 5, 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
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
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
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