[homeles_ot-l] National Access to Justice fund from Law Foundation of Ontario

[Lynne Browne]

FYI . . .

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

Office 613-241-7913, ext. 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca

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Ontario

 

This is one-time funding to improve access to justice nationally. The

ATJ Fund will be directed to law-related projects with a connection to

one or more of five themes:

 

* Linguistic and rural access to justice: projects aimed at addressing 

the pervasive barriers to legal information and services experienced by 

persons who do not speak English or French or who live in rural and 

remote areas.

 

* Aboriginal access to justice: in particular, justice education 

programs for aboriginal students or public legal education programs 

about aboriginal issues.

 

* Self help: projects intended to assist individuals to obtain legal 

information and referrals, learn about the court system and court 

procedures, locate and complete court forms, find out about legal advice 

and representation, and find alternatives to court.

 

* Family violence: projects in relation to legal issues associated with 

domestic violence.

 

* Consumer rights: projects in relation to consumers' legal rights.

 

For more information, check out the press release at:

http://www.lawfoundation.on.ca/mediaread.php?news=05_31_2010 

 

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