Whole of Community Response to Health and Homelessness

A network of London advocates and homelessness survivors is calling on city hall to build a women and gender-diverse only homeless hub. That’s just one among more than a dozen “calls to action” announced Wednesday by All Our Sisters, developed after a forum of about 200 people held last fall in London. “Since our first […]

Canada Life is making a $500,000 donation to combat London’s homelessness crisis. The London-based insurer, IG Wealth Management and Power Corporation of Canada made the donation to the Fund for Change, the fundraising committee headed by Jeff Macoun, the former president of the insurance, wealth management and health benefits company

How well are London's homelessness efforts working?

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

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

A daytime coffee house for homeless Londoners has begun opening at night for up to 15 people at a time to sit, get warm and have some soup and a hot beverage. Read More

At least 59 homeless Londoners have died this year, consistent with the numbers of the past four years, reaching close to 260 in that span and a rate higher than both Toronto and Hamilton. Read More

As the number of unsheltered Londoners tops 700, outreach depots for encampment dwellers set up during the summer will continue to operate over the winter. Read More

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

City staff are recommending at least $1.9 million be spent to help homeless Londoners through the winter by increasing outreach work and continuing several programs due to end. Read More

Tackling London's homelessness crisis could be a longer haul than even anticipated, if the first vote on the first steps for a new system are any indication. Read More

Rose Ricci fears for her parents’ safety. They are elderly and frail and the prospect of a homeless hub opening in their north London neighbourhood has her worried, she said Thursday. Read More