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.
Read MoreAs Remembrance Day approaches and we spend more time thinking about the sacrifices made by all veterans, we revisit a small grant from earlier in the year that made a school trip to Normandy more memorable.
Read MoreVital 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.
Read MoreLondon 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.
Read MoreVision SoHo 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.”
Read MoreSARI Therapeutic Riding is an organization that many London Community Foundation fundholders and donors will be familiar with. You might not know that SARI has held a Registered Charity Fund of its own at the Foundation for nearly 25 years, providing reliable unrestricted funding to support the infrastructure needed for SARI to sustain itself and grow.
Read MoreOn September 5, 2024, the federal government announced more than $132 million in federal funding through the Affordable Housing Fund to help build 370 affordable homes at the Vision SoHo development in London, initiated by London Community Foundation.
Read MoreDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, community service organizations across Canada faced significant challenges. 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). East Village Animal Hospital-London is one of the community groups that has made significant improvements thanks to the Community Services Recovery Fund.
Read MoreVision SoHo continues to progress, with Zerin’s building continuing to take shape between the two buildings that Indwell will be renovating, with work on the War Memorial Children’s Hospital set to start soon.
Read MoreThe John Howard Society of London and District is a not-for-profit, community service organization dedicated to helping individuals and families at risk of conflict, or who have conflicted with the law in and around London since 1947. Having recognized the growing need for housing in and around London at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, they took their first steps into housing services specifically for people coming out of incarceration in 2020.
Read MoreIn the heart of London, Urban Roots London stands as a beacon of hope, addressing vital issues of food security, well-being, education, and the environment. Founded on the belief that everyone deserves access to high-quality, nutritious food, Urban Roots is pioneering innovative solutions that extend beyond mere sustenance, emphasizing the right to choose food aligned with individual needs and preferences.
Read MoreRegional HIV/AIDS Connection is using their $67,000, one-year Community Vitality grant to collaborate with grassroots groups and community leaders to support the well-being of London’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community members, especially people disproportionately impacted by systemic oppression, by creating new joy-centred spaces, opportunities, and resources that provide connection, affirmation, and visibility.
Read MoreLIFE*SPIN’s “Food Foundations for Self-Reliance” project which aims to increase food security among low-income families by expanding the organization’s successful food-focused programs: Community Food Box and the Pocket-Sized Farm. LIFE*SPIN (Low-Income Family Empowerment Sole-Support Parents Information Network) has been at the forefront of providing programs and resources to enhance the lives of low-income families through education, advocacy, and community building since 1989.
Read MoreLibraries are traditionally seen as places of education, but as Michael Ciccone, CEO and Chief Librarian at London Public Library (LPL) explains, they are more than that: “London Public Library is deeply embedded, essential infrastructure that provides community gathering space that’s free, accessible, and open to the public". As the health and homelessness crisis in London has worsened in recent years, the downtown Central Library, in particular, has been serving an ever-increasing number of individuals whose needs its staff aren’t equipped or trained to serve.
Read MoreA Community Vitality grant of $63,000 over three years will help the London InterCommunity Health Centre expand its successful peer-led program for newcomer women by incorporating childcare.
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