Jamie 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.
Read MoreMany of the 4 million Canadians with criminal records face significant barriers to employment due to stigma, despite critical job shortages in many industries. Employment not only offers a sense of agency and belonging but also serves as a crucial protective factor against homelessness, addiction, and recidivism. This project will implement and evaluate a "fair chances" employment pipeline program over an 18-month period.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe Forest City Film Festival is expanding its Indigenous Program, Community Day, and Deep Dive Screenings. Doing so will deepen and transform our regional audience by supporting Indigenous cultures, connecting our various communities, and creating conversations around important local issues.
Read MoreOur 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.
Read MoreZerin Place on South Street, built by Zerin Development Corporation as part of Village SoHo, recently opened up two model units for viewing.
Read MoreThe Paul Seed Fund, held at London Community Foundation, today announced grants totalling more than $235,000 to boost live music performances in London by creating connections and opportunities for musicians, venues, and audiences. The grants will support live music activities coordinated through the London Arts Council and the London Music Office over the next year.
Read MoreFollowing Pansy Estrellita Vishnu’s passing in 2022, her family established Pansy’s Pet Charity Fund in her honour. The funds distributed by Pansy’s daughters honour her legacy by supporting others who love and protect animals, not just in London and Middlesex, but across Canada and beyond.
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