The Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration will implement the Helping Arabic Newcomer families with Different Abilities to be Empowered (HAND2E) project, which will support Arabic families that are struggling to access supports and services for their differently-abled children due to cultural and language barriers – all while working with local service providers to develop culturally informed ways to better serve Arabic families.
Read MoreHutton House Association for Adults with Disabilities will establish the Cavendish Community Food Hub – a full-scale, accessible urban farm located in Cavendish Park in London’s Kensington Village area on land provided by the City of London. With additional community partners like the Nathan T. Deslippe Memorial Fund developing a model for indoor hydroponic gardens, Greenhouse Academy providing greenhouse and landscaping training, and Beautiful Edibles assisting with programming, the Cavendish Community Food Hub is a joint effort to address food insecurity in London through both agriculture and education.
Read MoreBig Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area will create a new staff position – a Volunteer Coordinator – to address their volunteer intake bottleneck and eliminate the waitlist of children in need of an adult mentor – which is especially important amid the added stressors of the pandemic.
Read MoreJohn Howard Society of London and District will continue to address post-incarceration homelessness by providing emergency hotel stays alongside access to supports for reintegration including mental health, addictions, basic-needs, system navigation and finding long-term housing solutions for individuals recently released from custody who are facing homelessness – an under-served and often ignored population.
Read MoreYotuni Social Enterprise and Carolinian Canada will partner to create Tsi’thotuhutsya:te (The Creators Land) Community Healing Gardens Project, a social enterprise that will employ Indigenous youth to create gardening kits to be sold to community members – enabling land-based wellness and learning at home with Indigenous food and plants.
Read MoreToday, London Community Foundation (LCF) launched its 2021 Vital Signs Report, Be the Change. A pulse check on the state of our community, this year’s report tells us that change can’t wait any longer and urges all Londoners to consider how best they can take action.
Read MoreAs Canada’s first National Truth and Reconciliation Day comes to a close, I wanted to share some reflections. This has been a year of reckoning for our Indigenous communities. A day of healing, mourning, and understanding – the intent of National Truth and Reconciliation Day is not only to honour the thousands of victims and survivors of Canada’s past and present treatment of our Indigenous communities, but also a day of reflection on how we can move forward toward a future of truth, compassion, and solidarity.
Read MoreThe global pandemic has made many of us think about our own mortality, and the kind of legacy we’d like to leave behind when we pass away. In fact, at LCF we’ve seen an extraordinary increase in the number of donors who wish to learn more about making a gift in their will to London Community Foundation.
Read MoreOriginally established in 1995 as the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award, the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers honours Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast who care deeply about their communities, recognizing their compassion, generosity, and dedication to community-building.
Read MoreIn 2016, Richie Bloomfield, Jeremy Horrell and two of their friends were gathered at a coffee shop, discussing what urban agriculture could look like in London. This casual discussion is what eventually led to the founding of Urban Roots London. Now, in 2021, London Community Foundation and Verge Capital are investing over $500,000 to help by the land Urban Roots operates on, giving the team the security they need to invest in infrastructure to help them build for the future.
Read MoreHomes Unlimited (London) Inc. is a London-based non-profit housing developer. Founded in 1972, the organization, along with its sister corporation Odell-Jalna Residences of London, owns 524 affordable housing units across the city, offering safe, affordable and accessible housing for people in London with lower incomes. As part of the Vision Soho Alliance, Homes Unlimited plans to add 100 more affordable units to its roster with a new building on the old Victoria Hospital lands.
Originally established in 1993 as the Fanshawe Bursary, the Homes Unlimited Memorial Bursary Fund supports tenants, or their children, living at a property operated by Homes Unlimited (London) Inc. or Odell-Jalna Residences of London Ontario with tuition fees for full-time studies at Fanshawe College.
Read MoreIn response to the tragic and violent act of Islamophobia that occurred on June 6, London Community Foundation seeded the Strong Together Fund with a gift of $10,000 in support of, and in solidarity with, our Muslim community.
Since then, thanks to the unending compassion and generosity of our community, and our friends and neighbours across the country, we’ve raised over $200,000. Thank you all so much.
Read MoreToday, the Southwestern Ontario HUB is announcing funding to support 28 projects in Southwestern Ontario area as part of the first round of the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative. Through the $31-million Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, the Government of Canada, alongside Community Foundations of Canada, is building safer spaces and ensuring a higher quality of life for people across the country, by helping communities adapt to the challenges presented by COVID-19.
Read MoreLondon Community Foundation is happy to announce its latest round of LCF COVID-19 Response Fund grants from May and June. These grants went to a wide variety of organizations affected by the pandemic, for a host of different needs – all in support of some of our community’s most vulnerable members.
Read MoreThe importance of having a place to call home goes beyond just four walls – it means having a sense of safety, security and love.
Unfortunately, too many youth in our community go without this basic need. The risk of experiencing homelessness is especially great for those who are exiting the child protective care system. With the help of a $780,000 loan from LCF’s Social Impact Fund, Youth Opportunities Unlimited ( YOU ) in partnership with Children’s Aid Society London and Middlesex has been able to address this gap.
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