Archives: Grants (page 6)

The Federation of Black Canadians (FBC) will carry out a needs assessment and environmental scan to develop a Know Your Rights curriculum for its Supports for Student Learning Program (SSLP) in Brampton and Ottawa. FBC will establish an advisory group, engage previous SSLP participants in Ontario to understand their needs, and carry out an environmental scan of public legal education resources and partnerships. This initiative will benefit Black youth in Ontario by expanding the SSLP program and providing Know Your Rights information online on FBC's Black Pulse platform.

Northern Justice Watch aims to provide legal education to the approximately 50,000 Ontarians from the following communities, the: Hizmet Movement in Turkey, Yezidis in Northern Iraq and Syria, Hazaras in Afghanistan, and Tigray in Ethiopia. This project will research the legal needs of these communities, develop curriculum on Canadian and international human rights laws, conduct outreach through partner organizations, deliver legal education workshops, establish a network of human rights lawyers, and provide referrals. It aims to increase legal literacy among participating communities to enhance their capacity to exercise their rights, engage with the legal system, and seek justice for crimes against humanity.

Intersections is an evidence-informed early intervention program that helps children and youth (8-17) access appropriate supports and services to reduce the likelihood of becoming involved in the justice system. This grant will support the costs of a social worker who will complete intake of young people referred by police, and refer them to relevant services such as anger management, education support, internet safety, or human trafficking support services.

Aîné/es avisé/es (Informed Elders) is a French-language legal education project designed to educate and advise Ontario seniors about their rights, helping them make informed decisions. It includes legal education workshops and one-on-one in-person legal sessions provided remotely for seniors.

The Family Court Advocacy Program improves access to justice for women in Halton navigating the family law and court process. It provides case management support including preparation for and accompaniment to legal appointments and court proceedings, risk assessments and safety planning, information about family court and family law issues, and assisting women to explore options and next steps such as dispute resolution. In addition, it aims to inform women of family law issues through public legal education workshops.

United for Literacy's (UL) Supporting Self-Advocacy for People Involved with the Justice System project will produce and disseminate legal resources to both formerly incarcerated and currently incarcerated individuals in federal custody in Ontario. UL, in partnership with several justice-focused organizations and Correctional Service of Canada, will provide accessible information about the complex systems that impact prisoners on a digital learning platform, to improve the abilities of people within correctional facilities and post-release to navigate the corrections and court systems.

By supporting legal staff costs, this grant will support the Newcomer Legal Clinic to provide legal advice to clients abused by employers or partners, supports refugee claims, and supports resettled refugees to navigate the complex family reunification process. It also supports out-of-status migrants hoping to regularize their status. It is the only provider of free comprehensive legal support to migrants and refugees in Northwestern Ontario.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust (CCLET) delivers workshops to educate Ontario students, teachers, newcomers, and the public about their civil rights and freedoms, and democracy more broadly. This initiative increases access to reliable and youth-centric information on civil liberties. CCLET will expand its efforts to deepen relationships and programming for Indigenous and northern Ontario communities and develop new resources for students and teachers interested in starting Gender Sexuality Alliances in their schools.

Innocence Canada is dedicated to identifying, advocating for, and supporting the exoneration of individuals wrongly convicted of a crime, and to preventing future wrongful convictions through legal education, and justice system reform.

The Childhood Arrivals Support and Advocacy Program works to support undocumented childhood arrivals. These are young people who were moved to Canada as children who have lived all their lives without official authorization or documentation, and thus are vulnerable to deportation to birth countries where they have little to no connection. Activities include outreach to youth, teachers, and parents through schools and community programs and legal system navigation, including legal support, in an effort to file permanent residence applications.