Stories from organizations and people turning generosity into impact.
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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
Speaking at a recent donor update on Whole of Community System Response to Health and Homelessness in London, Scott Courtice, Executive Director of London InterCommunity Health Centre, shared his thoughts on harm reduction and why it’s a crucial part of the plan.
November 21, 2024
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
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
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
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
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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