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If you need specific help about your own legal situation, consult a qualified advocate in your own community.
tel: (905) 728-7321
toll free tel: 1-888-297-2202
fax: (905) 728-6362
website: http://www.durhamcommunitylegalclinic.ca/
Lawyers and legal workers provide information, legal advice, and represent people.
Location Ontario | Central East | Durham Region Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Assistance tel: (705) 328-0905
toll free tel: 1-866-520-2689
Fax: (705) 328-3547
Address: 64 Lindsay St. South, Lindsay, K9V 2M2
Website: www.aplacecalledhome.org
Offers accommodation to homeless people through their two houses (McMurray House and Pinto House). Services families, single adults and couples with children. Services include 24-hour staffing, meals, laundry facilities and on-going support in problem solving, seeking out permanent accommodations and a verity homeless prevention programs.
Location Ontario | Central East | Peterborough & Area Type(s) of Advocacy Emergency Services tel: (705) 737-3400
toll free tel: 1-800-461-8953
Lawyers and legal workers provide information, legal advice, and represent people.
Location Ontario | Central East | Barrie & Area Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Assistance tel: (705) 326-6444
toll free tel: 1-800-461-8953
fax: (705) 326-9757
website: http://www.communitylegalclinic.ca/
Lawyers and legal workers provide information, legal advice, and represent people.
Location Ontario | Central East | Barrie & Area Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Assistance tel: (905) 508-5018
toll free tel: 1-888-365-5226
fax: (905) 508-7539
website: http://www.clcyr.on.ca
Lawyers and legal workers provide information, legal advice, and represent people.
Location Ontario | Central East | York Region Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Assistance tel: (705) 445-0643
Fax: (705) 445-1516
Address: 275 First St. (In Pizza Hut Plaza), Collingwood, L9Y 4E8
Website: www.housinginfo.ca
Services all segments of the community who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The centre will assist in identifying and working towards eliminating existing barriers to suitable and affordable shelter.
Location Ontario | Central East | Collingwood Type(s) of Advocacy Emergency Services | Housing/Tenants tel: (705) 737-3400
toll free tel: 1-888-590-3961
fax: (705) 739-0002
Receives and processes client applications and issues legal aid certificates to eligible people.
Location Ontario | Central East | Barrie & Area Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Aid tel: (905) 576-2124
toll free tel: 1-866-595-0563
fax: (905) 721-1859
Receives and processes client applications and issues legal aid certificates to eligible people.
Location Ontario | Central East | Durham Region Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Aid tel: (705) 743-5430
fax: (705) 743-1150
Receives and processes client applications and issues legal aid certificates to eligible people.
Location Ontario | Central East | Peterborough & Area Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Aid tel: (905) 455-0160
fax:(905) 455-0832
website: http://www.peellegalclinics.ca
Lawyers and legal workers provide information, legal advice, and represent people.
Location Ontario | Peel Region | Central East Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Assistance tel: (905) 373-4464
toll free tel: 1-800-850-7882
NCAP is a social justice group, mostly made up of low income people with various sources of income. Our efforts are not charitable, but justice seeking. To that end we educate and advocate for political/legal systemic change at the municipal, provincial, national and global levels.
Location Ontario | Central East | Northumberland Type(s) of Advocacy General Advocacy tel: (905) 373-4464
toll free tel: 1-800-850-7882
All of Northumberland County: social justice group, not service provider. Comprised of low income residents of Northumberland County who are seeking equality at the municipal, provincial, federal and global levels.
Location Ontario | Central East | Northumberland Type(s) of Advocacy General Advocacy tel: (705) 749-9694
email:
address: #17 - 393 Water St., Peterborough
website: http://pcap.revolt.org
PCAP is a direct action anti-poverty organization. We believe in the power of people to organize themselves in struggle against regressive government policies that affect poor and working communities. In addition to campaigning against poverty PCAP provides free advocacy for individuals in the areas of housing and homelessness, eviction and landlord-tenant disputes, social assistance (OW and ODSP), conflicts with social agencies and services, police harassment, municipal tickets, and poor-bashing.
Location Ontario | Central East | Peterborough & Area Type(s) of Advocacy General Advocacy | Disability | Employment/Unemployment | Housing/Tenants | Welfare tel: (705) 749-9355
fax: (705) 749-9360
website: http://www.peterboroughcommunitylegalcentre.org/
Lawyers and legal workers provide information, legal advice, and represent people.
Location Ontario | Central East | Peterborough & Area Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Assistance tel: (905) 372-2646
toll free tel: 1-888-698-3382
email: maryanne@thehelpcentre.ca
Provides income security, housing security, and health security.
Location Northumberland Type(s) of Advocacy General Advocacy | Health | Housing/Tenants | Welfare tel: (905) 898-3943
toll free tel: 1-888-613-8775
fax: (905) 898-4932
Receives and processes client applications and issues legal aid certificates to eligible people.
Location Ontario | Central East | York Region Type(s) of Advocacy Legal Aid
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