Archives: Grants (page 69)

The comprehensive 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. 

Pro Bono Law Ontario will continue to create and manage programs that connect volunteer lawyers with low-income Ontarians either directly, or in partnership with charitable organizations working in local communities. 

The comprehensive 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. 

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 will enable LAWS to place students in positions with legal aid clinics and public interest organizations that would otherwise be unable to employ the students, and provide unique opportunities to learn about public law and access to justice, observe the legal aid system, and interact directly with community members. 

LCCJ will expand its capacity to provide restorative justice practices to youth by proactively engaging with the 40 schools and youth centres in the county. Trained volunteers will work with the students, parents' associations and school administrators to assist them in using restorative justice practices to resolve issues of conflict.

The comprehensive 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.

Community Living Ontario will work to develop a comprehensive resource guide for individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families, outlining best practices for wills, trusts and estate planning.

Community Legal Education Ontario will continue to house the Connecting Communities Secretariat to coordinate and support the activities of a group of legal and non-legal organizations working to improve access to justice for linguistic minorities and rural and remote communities.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust will conduct in-class seminars, workshops and lectures to students in elementary and high schools, and to pre-service teachers in faculties of education across Ontario via two programs: Teaching Civil Liberties and Civil Liberties in the Schools. The focus is on engaging students in critical thinking and respectful debate about rights and freedoms.