London Cares

With funding set to run out, advocates warn of increase in encampments

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 19:56 London Free Press

Stop-gap funding could be heading to two homelessness organizations facing cuts in March, but they and several others will have the same problems come June.

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At downtown housing for vulnerable homeless: 3 months in, 'life-changing' results

Sun, 02/04/2024 - 19:00 London Free Press

The first three months of new housing for the most vulnerable homeless Londoners have delivered "life-changing" results, the head of London Cares says. Read More

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As extra shelter beds open, number of Londoners sleeping rough drops

Thu, 01/11/2024 - 08:30 London Free Press

A new homelessness system and extra short-term shelter beds have eased fears about the number of Londoners sleeping outside this winter, front-line leaders say. Read More

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Encampment fires: Why they're happening, and what's being done

Sat, 12/02/2023 - 09:00 London Free Press

London's homeless encampments are growing in size and structure, leaving workers and volunteers with more challenges in preventing fires, says an outreach leader. Read More

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Former hotel becomes supportive-housing lifeline for two dozen residents

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 17:14 London Free Press

Two dozen Londoners with years of living homeless will begin moving Thursday into a novel 25-unit affordable housing building that offers much more than nice rooms. Read More

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The city will add a dedicated team to work with homeless people and beef up security measures in city “hot spots,” hit hardest by the homeless crisis, city politicians voted Tuesday.

Tue, 09/26/2023 - 20:18 London Free Press

The city will add a dedicated team to work with homeless people and beef up security measures in city “hot spots,” hit hardest by the homeless crisis, city politicians voted Tuesday. Read More