Archives: Grants (page 68)

The grant will support activities that respond to access to justice needs in the local community and provide student enrichment opportunities through experiential learning and other means.

The DWS will develop educational materials regarding human rights for people living with dementia in partnership with the Ontario Dementia Advisory Group (ODAG).ODAG is an organization of individuals in Ontario living with dementia that work with experts to influence policies and practices that affect their lives.

LAWS’ Summer Job Program places students in paid four-week jobs with law firms, government legal departments, corporate legal divisions, and public interest organizations. The grant enables LAWS to place students in positions with legal aid clinics and public interest organizations, and provides unique opportunities for students to learn about public law and access to justice, observe the legal aid system, and interact directly with community members.

BTL will create public legal education tools using an innovative process of community consultation to determine which resources are most in demand.

The Women's Centre will establish pro bono clinics in the areas of criminal law, immigration law, and employment law and run each of them one evening per month.

SPCI will develop a web platform containing legal and educational resources to be used by municipal planning professionals, Indigenous leadership, municipal governments, academics, and students who are interested and involved in planning consultations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

AJEFO will organize and lead Law Day 2017 activities aimed at Francophone high school students in five different regions of the province.

The ACLA will conduct consultations with Arab Canadians living in Ontario about their access to justice needs and disseminate a report of their findings to community groups and other access to justice stakeholders in Ontario.

The grant will support activities that respond to access to justice needs in the local community and provide student enrichment opportunities through experiential learning and other means.