A Home for the Brave: LCF Invests in Second Italian Seniors' Project Building

Residenza Italia, built and run by the Italian Seniors’ Project (ISP), is a seniors’ apartment building that has been operating for 8 years. In addition to the affordable rent it offers its tenants, Residenza Italia was designed to foster a sense of community and to alleviate the loneliness that often comes later in life.

“Anybody can build a square block, fill it with people and close the door,” says Claudio De Vincenzo, Italian Seniors Project board member. “We’re trying to build communities.”

This philosophy is carrying over to ISP’s next undertaking: Residenza Ortona.

Reflecting on Belonging

“Belonging” is both difficult to define and difficult to measure. It’s something you feel rather than observe.

On March 6, at Museum London’s beautiful Centre at the Forks, London Community Foundation hosted its first Vital Conversation of the year on Belonging, the first of seven events exploring the issue areas outlined in LCF’s Vital Signs report. Drawing upon the expertise of seven speakers and over 50 engaged community members, we tried to get at the heart of what “belonging” means and how we can foster more of it in our community.

BlogGuest UserMarch 19, 2019vital signs, vital conversation, belonging

Help us connect you to donors with our Funding Needs Registry!

Part of our role as a community foundation is to curate an understanding of community needs, but it can be challenging to connect donors to projects and organizations that align with their values.Part of our role as a community foundation is to curate an understanding of community needs, but it can be challenging to connect donors to projects and organizations that align with their values.

Recognizing this has inspired us to rename and redesign our General Intake portal.

BlogGuest UserMarch 18, 2019grants, funding needs, funding needs registry

Back to the River needs your help!

Back to the River is in jeopardy as the City’s Strategic Priorities and Policies Committee reviews and revises the new strategic plan for the City of London.

BlogGuest UserMarch 3, 2019back to the river

Full Steam Ahead: Fanshawe Pioneer Village’s Steam Engine Restored

In 1912, a steam engine rolled out of the George White and Sons Company factory in London. Painted bright green and red, the machine would go on to plough fields, run threshing machines and drive small saw mills. Years later, it would roll into a scrapyard, pitted and rusted with a balding paintjob, fading from machine to memory.

Over $50,000 granted to repair Willow Creek House for those living with mental health challenges

Mental health is at the root of many of our community’s most pressing challenges. Even when individuals are on the road to recovery, transitioning and integrating back into the community may be a long and arduous process, a process through which many people are forced to suffer alone.

Grant StoryGuest UserJanuary 18, 2019can-voice, willow creek house, grants

New Year, New Opportunity to Make an Impact!

The start of a New Year is always a great time to reflect on goals for the year ahead. It’s time for reenergizing, starting fresh, and sparking positive change. For many, the New Year brings with it a renewed confidence to tackle even the boldest and most audacious goals. With a big year ahead, there’s certainly no shortage of those.

My, how the impact grows

We started the Social Impact Fund wanting to make an impact in our community in a way that wasn’t dependent on grant-making. Today, all of our investments have an impact that align with our mission and they are all contributing back into the community.

BlogrTractionNovember 20, 2018

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