Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health
Telephone: (250) 753-2437
Website: http://www.avi.org
Advocacy Description: Provide general advocacy services for persons who suffer from any one or all of the following conditions: HIV and, Hepatitis C.
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
67 - B Skinner St
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Disability
Telephone: Victoria Voice: 250.592.8144 | Nanaimo Voice: 250.753.0999
Other Telephone: Victoria TTY: 250.592.8147 1.877.667.5488 | Nanaimo TTY: 250.753.0977 1.877.424.3323
Website: http://www.idhhc.ca/
Advocacy Description: "To enable individuals who are Deaf, hard of hearing or deafened to have full and active access, recognition and involvement in society".
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC) provides...
Tags: deaf, hard of hearing
Location: Victoria ,
BC ,
#100 - 724 Broughton St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Disability
Telephone: Victoria Voice: 250.592.8144 | Nanaimo Voice: 250.753.0999
Other Telephone: Victoria TTY: 250.592.8147 1.877.667.5488 | Nanaimo TTY: 250.753.0977 1.877.424.3323
Website: http://www.idhhc.ca/
Advocacy Description: "To enable individuals who are Deaf, hard of hearing or deafened to have full and active access, recognition and involvement in society".
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC) provides...
Tags: deaf, hard of hearing
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Legal Assistance, Prisoners
Telephone: (250) 754-1266
Advocacy Description: Providing assistance to men and women involved in the criminal justice system.
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
302 – 65 Front Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Debt, Family, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Seniors and Elders, Women, Workers
Telephone: 250-741-5447
Hours:
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Advocacy Description: The Justice Access Centre is the place to come when you need help with problems and legal issues that affect your everyday life such as separation or divorce, income security, employment, housing, or...
Location: Vancouver ,
BC ,
290 – 800 Hornby St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Debt, Family, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance
Telephone: Vancouver: 604 660-2084
Advocacy Description: The justice access centres are the place to come when you need help with family and civil law issues that affect your everyday life, such as separation or divorce, income security, employment,...
Tags: civil law, debt, divorce, employment, family law, housing, income security
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
302 – 65 Front St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Debt, Family, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance
Telephone: Vancouver: 604 660-2084
Advocacy Description: The justice access centres are the place to come when you need help with family and civil law issues that affect your everyday life, such as separation or divorce, income security, employment,...
Tags: civil law, debt, divorce, employment, family law, housing, income security
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
302 – 65 Front Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: Aboriginal and First Nations, Legal Assistance
Telephone: Nanaimo: 250-741-5447 | Port Hardy: 250-949-8125
Advocacy Description: Aboriginal community legal workers are Legal Services Society (LSS) staff who can:
give legal advice about family and child protection law, and issues such as residential schools, housing, and wills...
Tags: child protection law, legal advice, residential school
Location: Port Hardy ,
BC ,
8635 Granville Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: Aboriginal and First Nations, Legal Assistance
Telephone: Nanaimo: 250-741-5447 | Port Hardy: 250-949-8125
Advocacy Description: Aboriginal community legal workers are Legal Services Society (LSS) staff who can:
give legal advice about family and child protection law, and issues such as residential schools, housing, and wills...
Tags: child protection law, legal advice, residential school
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
#2 - 4166 Departure Bay Road
Type(s) of Advocacy: Disability
Telephone: (250) 758-5547
Website: http://nrdrc.org
Advocacy Description: Advocacy in any area of concern to adults or families with disabilities, be it MHR, Residential Tenancy, CPP, etc. Full range of advocacy services, from assisting with PWD applications to, and...
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
#114 - 285 Prideaux St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Welfare
Telephone: (250) 753-2321
Website: http://www.povnet.org/ncaa
Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Advocacy Description: Provides public legal education, comprehensive assistance with the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance appeals and tribunals, and residential tenancy arbitrations.
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Legal Assistance, Women
Telephone: (250) 753-0633
Website: http://nanaimowomen.com
Advocacy Description: A women’s only space that provides initial assistance with legal forms.
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Children and Youth
Telephone: (250) 754-1989
Advocacy Description: Helps prepare youth for the transition from foster care to independent living, which also requires follow-up and maintenance.
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
Website: http://streetlegalnanaimo.org/
Advocacy Description: Street Legal Nanaimo provides a debt clinic once a week. Please email to arrange an appointment.
The Street Legal Nanaimo website provides a map of community services available in Nanaimo.
Tags: community services, debt law, debt management
