Archives: Grants (page 77)

The Dream Team will develop and deliver workshops on the Residential Tenancies Act and tenant rights to low-income tenants in community settings in the GTA. 

Connecting Ottawa will continue to coordinate a consortium of over 40 legal and non-legal organizations to implement a regional plan to provide legal information and referrals to people who are not proficient in English or French or who face communication challenges as the result of a disability or sensory impairment. The aim of the project is to improve access to justice.

Reach Canada will deliver community legal education through accessible formats to a broad community of persons with disabilities and their families. 

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. 

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.