06/01/2026
Last Friday, MPPs Terence Kernaghan, Peggy Sattler, and Teresa Armstrong came to House of Hope for a press conference about its uncertain future and the risk of closure.
House of Hope is currently home to 45 residents. People who moved in directly from the streets of London after years, and in some cases, decades of experiencing chronic homelessness.
This letter is from one of those residents, who spent 15 years unhoused before finally finding stability here.
For many residents, entering this program meant slowly rebuilding trust in systems, in services, and in the possibility of stability. That trust is hard-won. After years of living in survival mode, where meeting even the most basic daily needs is uncertain and past experiences have made it difficult to rely on systems for support, stability can feel fragile.
House of Hope changed that. It created a place where people could feel safe, reconnect with care, and begin to rebuild their lives.
When programs like this are threatened, it does more than create uncertainty. It disrupts that sense of safety, destabilizes progress, and risks pushing people back into the same cycles of instability they worked so hard to leave behind.
Our residents remain the priority. Their safety, dignity, and stability matter.
What you can do:
- Sign Peggy Sattler’s petition https://www.peggysattler.ca/houseofhopepetition
- Share this letter to amplify resident voices
- Speak up for highly supportive housing in London
House of Hope fills a critical gap in our system by supporting people with the highest needs, including complex health, mental health, and substance use challenges.
This work matters deeply. We are grateful for a community that continues to show up, speak out, and care about what happens next.
London Cares remains committed to supporting people with the highest needs, and to continuing the work that has already proven what’s possible.
