Our highlights from the first comprehensive evaluation report on the Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response, published in September by the Centre for Research in Health Equity and Social Inclusion (CRHESI) at Western University.
Read MoreWhen data from London Community Foundation’s Vital Signs report in 2015 pointed to an emerging shortage of affordable housing, our Board and committee members, staff, and partners started talking about ways to address the issue. We considered what we could accomplish by collaborating with a diverse range of partners, each bringing their unique strengths to the solution.
Read MoreDreams Come True Music Studio is an all-ages, all-abilities, musical theatre group that believes that anything is possible when you embrace diversity, promote acceptance, and celebrate people's unique talents and abilities.
Read More“I wish more families talked about legacies and the options that are available to support causes they are passionate about, even after they have passed on.”
Read MoreAn update from London InterCommunity Health Centre’s “Women of the World” Childcare Provision project, which received a $63,000 Community Vitality Grant in 2024
Read MoreDuring the Canada Post service disruption, London Community Foundation is working closely with grant recipients to ensure they receive funds from donors and fundholders as seamlessly as possible.
Read MoreMurado Murado, this years recipient of the J. Allyn Taylor Community Service Award for showing outstanding service to and leadership in their community, tells us more about his community work.
Read MoreJamie Fenton was Manager of Programs and Services at London Children's Museum when she was one of the applicants selected for the award. Since then, Jamie’s advanced in her career, becoming Head of Operations and Visitor Experience at Museum London in October 2024. Recently, Jamie told us how the Vital People award helped her make this move.
Read MoreLatest photos from Village SoHo courtesy of Southside Construction. Zerin is continuing to show their model suites, and Homes Unlimited expects to have model suites in October.
Read MoreLondon Community Foundation’s Community Vitality grant program – one of the Foundation’s largest funding streams – has awarded a record $1.53 million to support nine transformative projects by organizations in London and Middlesex County.
Read MoreAlarmingly, 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.
Read MoreThis project works to offer hands-on employable skills for Indigenous students in the area of STEAM with a focus on AI, 3D Design, and Coding. This opportunity provides direct experience with these technology tools to Indigenous youth who will be able to build the confidence needed to reduce Indigenous inequity in STEAM-related career roles.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreProgressive 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.
Read MoreOntario 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.
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