December 6, 2011
Your Legal Rights is a website of legal information for people in Ontario. This site has free, practical, and easy-to-find legal information produced by hundreds of organizations across Ontario and...
Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Health, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), legal information, Poverty Research, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, Gateways, Ontario
June 15, 2011
This paper investigates the extent to which inequalities in parents' socioeconomic status affects young adult educational attainment. It finds no evidence that the gap in college completion has...
Children and Youth, Education, Reports and documents, United States
June 15, 2011
This article compares heterosexual and sexual minority street-involved youth across a number of sociodemographic, risk and current mental health, victimization and delinquency measures with a...
Children and Youth, Homelessness, LGBTQ, Women, Ontario, Reports and documents
June 1, 2011
National Inuit Youth Council website gives youth and other visitors a chance to connect, open communications, raise awareness, hear what people think and feel and help each other. News, photos,...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Organizations, Québec
June 1, 2011
City Life/Vida Urbana is a community organization in Boston that has organized against evictions and for community controlled housing. They have long struggled for community control of local...
Children and Youth, Ethnicity and Race, Homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, Organizing, Tenants' Rights, Welfare, Women, Organizations, United States
June 1, 2011
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care works for more access to quality child care, for more affordable child care and to improve child care services in Ontario.
Children and Youth, Family, Women, Ontario, Organizations
June 1, 2011
The People’s Potato is a vegan soup kitchen run out of Concordia University. The project was initiated in 1999 in order to address student poverty.
Blogs, Children and Youth, Organizing, Québec
May 30, 2011
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) is working with Woodlands School survivors for their struggle for justice and compensation. Woodlands School was a provincial residential...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
May 30, 2011
Redwire Native Youth Media Society is a media and arts organization dedicated to Native youth expression.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Media, British Columbia, General resources
May 30, 2011
The Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance has replace its BCEA manual for a new kind of information provider, entitled, the MEIA Online Resource. You can also access the Ministry Reports and...
Children and Youth, Disability, Welfare, British Columbia, Government information, Reports and documents
May 30, 2011
Campaign 2000 is a cross-Canada public education movement to build Canadian awareness and support for the 1989 all-party House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.
Children and Youth, Poverty Research, Campaigns and initiatives, All of Canada
May 30, 2011
The purpose of Young Women Connect is to "connect" young women locally and nationally across Canada on the issues and actions towards eliminating racism, violence and poverty.
Children and Youth, Organizing, Women, Organizations, All of Canada
May 30, 2011
National Alliance of Children and Youth is a network of more than 60 national organizations committed to improving the lives of children and youth in Canada.
Children and Youth, Organizations, All of Canada
May 30, 2011
"Being an advocate does not mean you have to quit your job, write big checks or rush to Washington D.C. It also doesn't mean you have to know everything there is to know about learning disabilities...
Children and Youth, Disability, Manuals and guides, United States
May 30, 2011
The Students Commission, an organization fostering the growth and education of youth, creates a magazine, now available online.
Children and Youth, Ethnicity and Race, Media, Violence, General resources, Ontario
May 29, 2011
Covenant House in Toronto has a page of facts and stats about youth homelessness.
Children and Youth, Homelessness, Factsheets and FAQs, Ontario
May 29, 2011
The Income Security Advocacy Centre has more details on the new Ontario Child Benefit that was announced in the provincial budget on March 23rd. A Question and Answer sheet on the OCB as well as...
Children and Youth, Ontario, Reports and documents
May 29, 2011
Justice for Girls is a non-profit organisation based in Vancouver promoting support, justice and equality for low income and street-involved teenage girls who have experienced violence.
Children and Youth, Violence, Women, British Columbia, Organizations
May 29, 2011
A group of young First Nations people dedicated to resisting colonialism and exposing the racism of canada.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Organizing, Ontario, Organizations
May 29, 2011
Justice for Girls has a number of online resources - a Girls' Rights Card, Rights of Incarcerated Girls in BC Facts Sheet, and reports, articles and links on girls and the criminal justice system.
Children and Youth, Legal Research, Prisoners' Rights, Women, British Columbia, Organizations
May 29, 2011
BC 211 is British Columbia's directory of community, social and government services. Available online or by dialling 211, where staff are available 24/7 to assist those looking for services.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Government Policy, Homelessness, Housing, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
May 27, 2011
"The Saskatoon Downtown Youth Center Inc. (EGADZ) is a community based inter-agency organization that provides resources and actively supports services that empower youth at risk to help themselves...
Children and Youth, Organizing, Organizations, Saskatchewan
May 25, 2011
The Alberta links section of Canadian Social Research provides a directory of resources on development, poverty, unemployment, and related topics.
Children and Youth, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Welfare, Workers' Rights, Directories, Research and education
May 25, 2011
The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care advocates for the development of high quality, non-profit child care services in the province of Ontario.
Children and Youth, Ontario, Organizations
May 25, 2011
Malton Neighbourhood Services is a non-profit, community based organization with over 25 years experience providing settlement and community support services.
Children and Youth, Education, Family, Immigrants and Refugees, Ontario, Organizations
May 25, 2011
Global Youth Connect works to create an international network supporting and encouraging the activism of the young persons on human rights issues compound in their own community and internationally.
Children and Youth, Human Rights, Organizations, International
May 19, 2011
Youth In Care Canada (The National Youth In Care Network) is a national charitable organization completely driven by youth in care (14-24 years of age) and alumni across Canada.
Children and Youth, Organizations, All of Canada
April 15, 2011
The Parenting on Your Own Handbook advises single parents of their rights and lists the services and supports that are available in the community. It is an excellent resource for anyone accessing...
Children and Youth, Family, parenting, single mothers, single parents, Women, Manitoba, Manuals and guides
April 14, 2011
The Friendship Centre movement is built on community support, trust, strong leadership, tradition and faith and is mandated to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal Peoples throughout Canada....
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Family, friendship centres, indigenous, British Columbia, Directories, Organizations, Programs and courses, Services
April 8, 2011
The BCTF has created an antipoverty social justice action group to help support you in your work as teachers or social justice activists. One of our goals is to gather resources and share information...
Children and Youth, Education, Poverty Research, school, social justice, teachers, teaching, youth poverty, British Columbia, Manuals and guides, Research and education
April 6, 2011
First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition is a cross-sectoral, non-partisan coalition. Our mission is to mobilize British Columbians to work together to ensure our children and youth have...
Children and Youth, children rights, youth advocacy, youth rights, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
March 10, 2011
The Family Law Information Program (FLIP) is a free online resource designed for adults in Ontario whose relationship with their spouse or partner is breaking down.
FLIP provides legal and practical...
child custody, Children and Youth, divorce, Family, family law, Legal Aid, Legal Info (PLEI), separation, Factsheets and FAQs, Manuals and guides, Ontario
January 17, 2011
threeSOURCE is an information hub for Alberta's third sector. They collect publications for, by, and about nonprofits and social services in our province.
Alberta, Children and Youth, Housing, non-profit, Poverty Research, social services, Workers' Rights, Directories, Gateways
January 12, 2011
LawCentral Alberta is a portal or collection of links to law-related information and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Albertans. Our purpose is to create an educated...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Alberta, Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Family, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, justice, Legal Assistance, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), legal issues, LGBTQ, PLEI, portal, Prisoners' Rights, public legal education and information, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, Gateways
January 7, 2011
MEDIA INDIGENA is an interactive, multimedia magazine dedicated to Indigenous news, views and creative expression.
From the battlefield of politics and policy to the beauty of arts and culture, we...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Art and Culture, Children and Youth, indigenous, Technology, Multimedia, All of Canada
November 25, 2010
The YWCA is seeing a growing number of mothers without legal status, many of whom have fled their relationships because of abuse. While trying to rebuild their lives and still adapting to a new...
Children and Youth, Family, family law, family law, Immigrants and Refugees, immigration law, immigration law, immigration status, immigration status, Legal Info (PLEI), mothers, mothers, non-status, non-status, service providers, service providers, sponsorship, sponsorship, Women, British Columbia, Manuals and guides, Reports and documents
October 20, 2010
Westcoast LEAF has a site that reviews rights in the workplace and personal relationships for youth. It also reviews sources of rights (government, laws and the justice system) and what we can do if...
Children and Youth, employment rights, employment rights, Human Rights, youth justice, youth justice, youth rights, youth rights, British Columbia, Factsheets and FAQs, Research and education
July 6, 2010
First Call has launched a new website to draw attention to the BC government's unacceptable child labour laws.
child labour, Children and Youth, labour laws, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
April 29, 2010
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has a mandate to learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools and to inform all Canadians about what happened in the schools. The...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Education, residential schools, residential schools, Organizations, All of Canada
March 25, 2010
The Violence Prevention Initiative of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador reflects government’s commitment to addressing the problem of violence in this province. The Initiative is a six year...
child abuse, Children and Youth, Disability, elder abuse, Seniors and Elders, Violence, violence against women, violence prevention, Women, Campaigns and initiatives, Newfoundland, Government information
