Tag: Whole of Community Response to Health and Homelessness
Developers, city hall eye new facility for London’s most vulnerable homeless
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News A group of developers and city hall are ready to build a first-of-its-kind housing facility for the most vulnerable
Pearson: Homeless dementia link should inform community response
Our tendency to believe dementia and Alzheimer’s mostly affect senior populations is questionable.
South-end homeless hub ‘dead in the water’ but neighbours still on edge
White Oaks residents are mobilizing to fight a proposed homeless hub, before it even has the zoning needed to become one. City council’s planning and environment committee will consider an application to rezone 743 Wellington Rd. — formerly home to the London radio station AM 1290 — to permit emergency care establishments and clinics at […]
Metrics for evaluating London’s homeless strategy in the works
How well are London’s homelessness efforts working?
At downtown housing for vulnerable homeless: 3 months in, ‘life-changing’ results
The first three months of new housing for the most vulnerable homeless Londoners have delivered “life-changing” results, the head of London Cares says. Visits to hospital emergency departments are down 74 per cent, the number of overdoses has dropped “dramatically” and five tenants say they’ve stopped working in the survival sex trade, executive director Anne […]
As extra shelter beds open, number of Londoners sleeping rough drops
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.
Coffee house opens overnight for homeless turned away from shelters
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.
Advocates detail London’s 2023 homeless death toll, offer reasons for hope
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.
Encampment depots to continue all winter for up to 300 people
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.
Encampment fires: Why they’re happening, and what’s being done
London’s homeless encampments are growing in size and structure, leaving workers and volunteers with more challenges in preventing fires, says an outreach leader. “We’re seeing people really anchor into where they are and prepare for the winter months,” said Chantelle McDonald, director of services for London Cares. “We’re seeing people build structures to create more […]