Ark Aid Street Mission

• London, Ont. Council committee votes to extend funding for Ark Aid winter beds

  $687,000 in funding will allow London's Ark Aid Street Mission to extend its emergency winter shelter beds until the end of July. Funding was set to expire May 31.

  Canada

  May 7, 2024
  
• Committee approves ‘cold weather response’ for 120 overnight beds at $3M in London, Ont.

  With a total price tag of roughly $3 million, the committee backed a motion to provide 120 overnight beds, which would be operated by Ark Aid and support those most vulnerable.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
  
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• Ark Aid opens 30 beds while London’s ‘cold weather response’ is still in the works

  The initial beds will operate through the help and generosity of volunteers and donors as London, Ont., has yet to approve its 'cold weather response' plan.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2023
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• Ark Aid Street Mission to continue providing services at First Baptist Church

  In a statement Friday, the City of London said it had worked with the church and Ark Aid to find a resolution in regards to 'a specific complaint regarding zoning of the property.'

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
• Ark Aid weighs options for next steps amid zoning infraction notice at First Baptist Church

  The downtown church is being used as a temporary location for Ark Aid Street Mission as its main Dundas Street location in the Old East Village is being renovated.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2022
• Ark Aid Street Mission’s drop-in service at risk of shutdown due to zoning

  The city said in a statement that the zoning notice was prompted by 'a number of complaints about the services being delivered through Ark Aid and the First Baptist Church.'

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2022
• Closed due to heat, Ark Aid looks to reopen next week with installation of temporary AC

  Londoners are being invited to join in and eat their lunch or dinner in Victoria Park to call attention to the lack of cool places where the city's vulnerable can go.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2022
• Ark Aid Mission of London, Ont. to offer services despite building fire 

  Ark Aid Mission of London, Ont., said it will continue to offer community services, despite a fire at its Dundas Street location.

  Canada

  May 19, 2022
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• The Ark’s ‘Out of the Cold’ program in London doubles capacity thanks to YMCA

  Ark Aid Street Mission's Out of the Cold program now has double the space to shelter those experiencing homelessness in London thanks to the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2021