Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
111 Richmond St. West
Suite 503
Suite 503
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Activists, Children and Youth, Legal Assistance, Multicultural, Violence
Telephone: 416.214.4747
Website: http://www.aclc.net/
Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Switchboard reception: closes at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays but the office remains open
Advocacy Description: It is funded by Legal Aid Ontario and its primary mandate is to engage in test case litigation in the areas of racial discrimination and anti-Black racism. The clinic also acts as an advocacy agency...
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
27 Carlton St. Suite #500
Type(s) of Advocacy: Activists, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance
Telephone: Hotline: 416-921-9494
Other Telephone: General Inquiries: 416-646-1772
Website: http://www.torontotenants.org/
Advocacy Description: The Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations (FMTA) is a non-profit Organization which advocates for better rights for Tenants. The FMTA operates the Tenant Hotline, which offers referrals and...
Tags: tenancy rights, tenant advocacy, tenant helpline
Location: Ottawa ,
ON ,
Lowertown Community Resource Centre
40 Cobourg Street
40 Cobourg Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Activists
Telephone: 613-789-3930 ext. 314
Website: http://www.crcbv.ca/gacf/
Advocacy Description: The GACF (Francophone Community Action Group) is an Ottawa-based community group, consisting of low income francophone citizens and representatives of various community agencies. Our mandate is to...
Tags: anti-poverty advocacy, francophone, French speaking
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
815 Danforth Avenue, Suite 411
Type(s) of Advocacy: Activists, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Workers
Telephone: (416) 461-2411
Website: http://www.injuredworkersonline.org
Advocacy Description: IWC is an independent community legal aid clinic with eight caseworkers and two support staff. The clinic's services are free of charge. IWC often provides self-help information and makes referrals...
Tags: community legal aid, Criminal Injury Compensation, injured workers, legal aid clinic, legal assistance
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
1499 Queen ST W
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Activists, Addictions, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Multicultural
Telephone: 416-537-2262
Website: http://parc.on.ca/
Advocacy Description: The Parkdale Activity – Recreation Centre is a drop-in community centre that imagines a world where extreme poverty no longer exists; where everyone lives with dignity, safety and enough resources...
Tags: anti-poverty, drop-in centre, employment resources, food security, healthcare outreach, homelessness prevention, housing assistance, parkdale, poverty outreach, poverty prevention
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
519 Church Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Activists, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, LGBTQ, Seniors and Elders, Women
Telephone: 416-392-6874
Website: http://www.the519.org/
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Advocacy Description: The 519 has over 300 groups using meeting space, providing community services and offering self help programmes. There are trans meal programs, an ID clinic, homelessness outreach, legal clinic,...
Location: Thunder Bay ,
ON ,
86 S. Cumberland St.
c/o Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic
c/o Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic
Type(s) of Advocacy: Activists, Crisis Services, Welfare
Telephone: 807-344-2478
Website: http://www.kalc.ca/tbejc-1.htm
Advocacy Description: The Thunder Bay Economic Justice Committee was formed in January of 2003 as a community response to the recommendations resulting from the Kimberly Rogers Inquest.
OBJECTIVES
-Provide an opportunity...
Tags: economic justice, poverty advocacy
