In 1967 Rev. Bob Rumball, pastor at The Ontario Mission of the Deaf approached the St. Catharines Central Lions Club to help fund a farm for deaf children. It soon became evident that the project was too large for one club so Multiple District “A” formed Lions Homes for Deaf People.

LHDP is a board of trustees consisting of Lions, Lioness, and people who have an interest in helping people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing in Ontario, established by MD”A”, Lions International and registered as a charitable organization.

Our mandate has changed over the years. We originally provided homes for children who attended one of the three provincial schools for the deaf in Belleville, Milton and London. It became evident that no more homes for deaf children were needed so we changed our mandate to serve people who were deaf of any age and included people with additional exceptionalities such as blindness and developmental delay.

Projects that we have completed:

• Late 60's. Work crew preparing Boys Dorm or "The Barn" for the summer