Child Protection Parent Education Project Phase 2 - Mi'kmaq Soundtrack
The Child Protection Parent Education Committee will dub the soundtrack of a plain language DVD in Mi'kmaq. The DVD provides legal information to parents involved in child protection proceedings in Nova Scotia.
$ 5,500
October 23, 2013
Justice Montreal
The Mile End Legal Clinic, which provides pro bono legal services to low income people in Montreal, will document its administrative policies, compile model legal opinions, update its case management system and website, and increase staff time to run the clinic.
$ 45,640
October 23, 2013
Street Youth Legal Services
Street Youth Legal Services (SYLS), the only program of its kind, will reach out to street-involved and homeless young people by going to where they are - at drop-ins, shelters, youth serving organizations and health clinics - making legal information and education readily accessible. SYLS helps youth to be informed about the legal issues they face, empowering them to make informed decisions and have greater access to justice than they would otherwise have.
$ 100,000
September 18, 2013
Building Provincial Capacity and Awareness on Precarious Employment
Workers' Action Centre will build provincial capacity addressing precarious employment through providing community front line worker training, facilitating forums across Ontario on precarious employment, and developing educational resources to support awareness on issues facing workers.
$ 96,498
September 18, 2013
Electronic Legal Resource Initiative
LibraryCo will acquire electronic resources for its Toolkit of Legal Resources, a bundled package of electronic resources available to lawyers and library staff through the county and district law libraries in Ontario. This service will be of particular value to lawyers working in rural and remote locations.
$ 542,000
September 18, 2013
Support for Native Law Centre's Mandate
The Native Law Centre (NLC) will carry out research and educational activities on issues in Aboriginal and constitutional law. The NLC also maintains an online database of legal pleadings in cases of interest to practitioners of Aboriginal law, and publishes resources on developments in Aboriginal law with a focus on Aboriginal concepts of justice.
$ 20,000
September 18, 2013
Connect to Youth - Street Law Smarts
SKETCH will develop and deliver training workshops to provide relevant legal education and practice in advocacy and problem solving for community professionals working with homeless and street involved youth ages 16-24. The workshops will include youth facilitators who will provide experiential learning opportunities for participants through role playing.
$ 99,991
September 18, 2013
Satisfying Justice: A Restorative Approach to Adult Crime
The Collaborative Justice Program will provide support, safety, accountability, reparation, and reintegration to the accused, victims and their close contacts affected by serious cases of adult crime.
$ 80,000
September 18, 2013
Mapping the Landscape: An Inventory of Violence Against Women Family Law Support Work in Ontario
Luke's Place will develop an inventory of violence against women family law support work currently being done in Ontario.
$ 55,750
September 18, 2013
Northern Housing Rights
The Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation will partner with the Metis Nation of Ontario to deliver a human rights education, research and capacity building initiative directed at Métis, First Nations and Inuit people in Northwestern Ontario, and the community organizations and housing providers that work with them.
$ 97,550
September 18, 2013