The new year is a time to reflect and set intentions for the year ahead. Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, our community continues to stay strong and hopeful. Your support is giving LCF the capacity to take action and shape the trajectory of our community for 2022.
Read MoreIn concert with Black History Month, Fanshawe Pioneer Village is kicking off a capital campaign beginning February 1, 2022 to relocate the Fugitive Slave Chapel building to the Village. The time is NOW, and we need your help.
Read MoreLondon’s city council has approved $11.2 million to support the Vision SoHo Alliance, a first-of-its-kind partnership between six local non-profit organizations, which are working together to create the single largest affordable housing development in London’s history.
Read MoreIn response to the tragic and violent act of Islamophobia that occurred on June 6, and in the spirit of fostering a safe and welcoming community, London Community Foundation established the Strong Together Fund, which was quickly supported by generous donors, corporations and several national Community Foundations.
Read MoreSeeing the dire need for affordable housing in London, an issue exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gateway Church made a generous gift of $50,000 in support of the Vision SoHo Alliance’s redevelopment of the Old Victoria Hospital Lands.
Read MoreKen Hermann Sr. was born in Stratford, Ontario in 1921. The youngest of 9 children, Ken and his 8 sisters were raised by their mother. Ken left school in grade 10 and took on various odd jobs to support his family before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Navy. “He didn’t like sharing war stories and felt guilty that he came home alive when so many of his buddies had not come home at all.” recalls Karl Hermann, Ken’s youngest son.
Read MoreFive initiatives that are addressing London’s most pressing issues received almost $1 million in grants from London Community Foundation’s Community Vitality Grant program. Funded by LCF’s Community Fund, this program supports high-impact, innovative, and collaborative initiatives that tackle issues identified in the Foundation’s Vital Signs report.
Read MoreThe 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.
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