Online Resources - Family

May 21, 2013
The Downtown Eastside Resource Guide by the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre was created for the ease of locating resources by/for consumers and service providers. Any edits, additions, deletions,...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Family, Foodbanks and Food, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Legal Assistance, Mental Health, Unemployment, Welfare, Women, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
April 4, 2013
JP Boyd on Family Law, a family law wikibook by Clicklaw, provides practical, in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.
Keywords: Family, family law, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
April 2, 2013
The Feeding My Family group has been working to bring awareness to the fact that the high cost of food is preventing many Northerners from living healthy, happy and productive lives. From Northern...
Keywords: Family, food security, Foodbanks and Food, Campaigns and initiatives, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec, Yukon
July 18, 2012
Nova Scotia Family Law's website offers information relating to the law, processes, and services that make up family law in Nova Scotia. It can help you understand your family law issue and will...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Family, family law, family law, Government Policy, Legal Aid, legal aid, Legal Assistance, Nova Scotia, Organizations, Services
June 25, 2012
The Ministry of Justice has announced that the new Family Law Act will come fully into force on March 18, 2013. As the new Act is not yet in full force, the current Family Relations Act continues to...
Keywords: Family, family law, Violence, Women, British Columbia, Factsheets and FAQs
May 24, 2012
The Richmond Low Income Resource Directory has a full list of services for low income people in Richmond.
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Art and Culture, Children and Youth, Disability, Family, Foodbanks and Food, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, Directories
February 28, 2012
Sources Community Resource Centres is a community-based non-profit agency dedicated to supporting the needs of children, youth and families, persons with disabilities, and seniors that reside...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Disability, Family, Women, British Columbia, Organizations
June 1, 2011
Parenting On Your Own, the Manitoba Women's Advisory Council's online resource for single parents, advises single parents of their rights and to list the services and supports that are available in...
Keywords: Family, Women, Manitoba, Manuals and guides
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.
Keywords: Children and Youth, Family, Women, Ontario, Organizations
June 1, 2011
CLEONet has two links to resources published by the Ontario Council of Associations Serving Immigrants (OCASI) about family sponsorship and what to do if the sponsorship breaks down if you are a...
Keywords: Family, Immigrants and Refugees, Manuals and guides, All of Canada
May 30, 2011
Cette page de recherche vous permet de sélectionner un thème (à partir de la liste ci-dessus) et une région du Québec; l'engin de recherche vous présente une liste de liens vers des organismes...
Keywords: Family, Violence, Women, Directories, Québec
May 29, 2011
This group assists refugees and immigrants in need, focusing on the particular needs of the Somali Families and Individuals living in the City of Ottawa, through partnerships, services and programs...
Keywords: Ethnicity and Race, Family, Immigrants and Refugees, 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.
Keywords: Children and Youth, Education, Family, Immigrants and Refugees, Ontario, Organizations
May 19, 2011
LIFT is based in Toronto. Programs include: community economic development, community education, and social policy development.
Keywords: Family, Organizing, Ontario, Organizations
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...
Keywords: 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....
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Family, friendship centres, indigenous, British Columbia, Directories, Organizations, Programs and courses, Services
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...
Keywords: child custody, Children and Youth, divorce, Family, family law, Legal Aid, Legal Info (PLEI), separation, Factsheets and FAQs, Manuals and guides, Ontario
February 9, 2011
InMyLanguage.org provides multilingual information for newcomers to Ontario, Canada. You can get the information you need in the language you want. InMyLanguage.org is an online multilingual...
Keywords: Education, Family, Health, Immigrants and Refugees, newcomers, settlement, settlement workers, Workers' Rights, Manuals and guides, Ontario
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...
Keywords: 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 12, 2011
LawCentral Français est un portail ou une collection de liens vers des renseignements en matière juridique ainsi que des ressources éducatives concernant la justice et les enjeux juridiques d’intérêt...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Debt and Consumer Law, Family, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), PLEI, portal, public legal education and information, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Directories, Gateways, All of Canada
December 14, 2010
This site, now over ten years old, has an amazing amount of links and is updated on a weekly basis. Everything you need to know about government policy, welfare rates, social policy, poverty...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Disability, Family, Foodbanks and Food, government, Government Policy, Housing, Human Rights, Poverty Research, Seniors and Elders, social policy, social research, statistics, Unemployment, Gateways, 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...
Keywords: 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
August 25, 2010
RuralBC is a website put together by the BC government intended to meet the needs of rural communities. There is a map that allows you find services and resources in your region.
Keywords: Education, Family, government services, Health, rural communities, services map, Unemployment, British Columbia, Government information, Programs and courses, Services
February 25, 2010
CASSA is a social justice umbrella organization working with Ontario’s diverse South Asian communities. They have an extensive service directory with listings of organizations from across Ontario.
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, African, childcare, Children and Youth, children's aid, clinics, community centres, credit counselling, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Education, employment services, Ethnicity and Race, Family, Foodbanks and Food, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, intercultural, Legal Aid, LGBTQ, Mental Health, multicultural, neighbourhood house, Organizing, Poverty Research, Seniors and Elders, south asian, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Utilities, Violence, Welfare, Women, women's centre, women's shelter, Workers' Rights, Directories, Ontario
February 24, 2010
CLEO now has text and audio materials on eight high-need legal topics available in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin and Simplified Chinese), Somali, Spanish, Tamil and Urdu. Topics include sponsorship,...
Keywords: Arabic, Children and Youth, children's aid, Chinese (Mandarin and Simplified Chinese), criminal convictions, Family, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, legal education, Legal Research, Somali, Spanish, sponsorship, Tamil, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Urdu, Violence, Workers' Rights, Factsheets and FAQs, Manuals and guides, Ontario
February 18, 2010
Support Worker Central is an online database designed to match individuals, families and agencies with support workers in their communities.
Keywords: Disability, Family, family support, people with disabilities, support workers, British Columbia, Directories, Organizations
October 19, 2009
Housing Listings is a resource directory put together by BC Housing that provides maps and addresses of subsidized housing developments for families, seniors and people with disabilities across the...
Keywords: Disability, Family, Housing, housing listings, Seniors and Elders, social housing, subsidized housing, British Columbia, Directories
April 21, 2009
Clicklaw is a website aimed at enhancing access to justice in British Columbia. It features legal information and education, but it is not a site of laws. Instead, Clicklaw features legal information...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, abuse, Children and Youth, court, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Family, family law, family violence, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), legal problems, Legal Research, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Welfare, wills, Women, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, Gateways
April 17, 2009
The 2011 Welcome Home guide (PDF 4 MB) provides a brief overview of the services and supports available in the community that may make the transition to a new home a little easier including how to...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Art and Culture, Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Education, Family, Foodbanks and Food, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, General resources, Ontario
March 30, 2009
The Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) is a policy and research oriented facility that focuses on early childhood education and child care (ECEC) and family policy in Canada and...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Family, Women, General resources
December 4, 2008
The Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO) is a coalition of social planning councils (SPC), community development councils (CDC), resource centres, and planning committees located in various...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Education, Ethnicity and Race, Family, Government Policy, Health, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Organizing, Poverty Research, General resources, Ontario
October 14, 2008
CLEO has made available text and audio materials on six high-need legal topics in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin and Simplified Chinese), Somali, Spanish, Tamil and Urdu. The materials, which are also...
Keywords: Family, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Research, Workers' Rights, General resources, Ontario
June 9, 2008
Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan.
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Education, Ethnicity and Race, Family, Foodbanks and Food, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, General resources