The Health and Homelessness Fund for Change has announced $4.8 million in capital funding for Indwell to support the renovation of a century-old building in the Village SoHo community, which will create 96 new highly supportive housing apartments.
The announcement was made this morning on the steps of the heritage building, Western University’s former medical school, at 346 South Street.
The Health and Homelessness Fund for Change has announced $4.8 million in capital funding for Indwell to support the renovation of a century-old building in the Village SoHo community, which will create 96 new highly supportive housing apartments.
The announcement was made this morning on the steps of the heritage building, Western University’s former medical school, at 346 South Street.
“The Fund for Change is proud to invest in this supportive housing project, another significant milestone in the community-wide initiative to address our health and homelessness crisis,” said the anonymous Fund for Change donor. “As a community, we must build on our progress and momentum to ensure everyone has a place to call home.”
“This project is a powerful example of what the Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response is able to accomplish—working together across sectors to create tangible, enduring change,” said Mayor Josh Morgan. “With this investment from the Fund for Change and the strong leadership of Indwell, we’re creating urgently needed, highly supportive housing that will help Londoners move forward with stability, dignity, and the care they deserve.”
Fund for Change support was previously announced for two Indwell projects – Coves Landing (46 Elmwood Place) and Hilda Stuart Lofts (392 South Street). The Coves Landing and Hilda Stuart Lofts projects are under construction and will open in 2026.
Together, these three projects will provide 188 highly supportive housing apartments as part of London’s Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response.
Highly supportive housing, a key element of the Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response, is designed to ensure people experiencing homelessness can access permanent housing with the wrap-around health and social support they need to maintain housing. Across London, 406 highly supportive housing units have opened or are in development since the Whole of Community System Response identified the need to create 600 new units over three years.
Today’s announcement brings the total Fund for Change funding distributed and committed to $22.2 million. More information about all projects supported through Fund for Change can be found at www.FundForChange.ca.
About Indwell
Indwell is a Canadian Christian charity that has been supporting vulnerable adults living with mental health challenges for over 50 years. Indwell’s communities support over 1,290 tenants in regions across Southern and Southwestern Ontario—with several projects currently under construction or pre-development. Indwell empowers tenants to achieve health and wellness goals, and to constructively engage with their communities.
About the Health and Homelessness Fund for Change
The Health and Homelessness Fund for Change, fuelled by a transformative $25 million donation from a London family who wishes to remain anonymous, primarily provides funding to help fast-track the creation of Hubs and highly supportive housing. The Fund for Change is administered by London Community Foundation in partnership with the donor family.
About the Health & Homelessness Whole of Community System Response
The Health & Homelessness Whole of Community System Response is a coordinated, community-wide effort to address the growing number of individuals in London experiencing homelessness and housing deprivation—many of whom have increasingly complex health and social needs.
More than 200 individuals representing 70 organizations from a wide range of sectors came together to co-create a strategic roadmap for transformation. The resulting system is people-centred and housing-focused, designed to meet individuals where they are—without judgment—by offering culturally safe, low-barrier, inclusive care that is trauma- and violence-informed. The approach is rooted in anti-oppression and anti-racism principles and grounded in harm reduction.
Central to this work is the understanding that housing is healthcare—and a fundamental human right.
About London Community Foundation
London Community Foundation, founded in 1954 by J. Allyn Taylor, is a public foundation where people and families establish charitable funds. The Foundation is dedicated to improving communities across London and Middlesex County through collaboration, strategic leadership, and innovative solutions to charitable giving. By investing gifts in perpetuity, London Community Foundation helps ensure the long-term vitality of our community.
