Legal services for young people under 18 and homeless youth under 25 in Ontario.
COVID-19: JFCY’s regular services are available remotely. COVID-19 related legal information.
Assisting homeless and street-involved youth with legal problems.
- Legal advice & representation
- Education materials & workshops
- Community development & law reform
- Reports & materials
CASA serves young people who arrived in Canada as children and are living in Ontario without immigration status.
- Provides free and confidential legal services
- Delivers informational workshops
- Engaged in finding bigger answers to the barriers young people without status face in Canada
We’re excited to announce that JFCY has received multi-year funding from the Department of Justice to expand and enhance our services to survivors of gender-based violence.
JFCY and the Asper Centre is representing a number of young litigants seeking to lower the voting age. A court challenge has been filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
To support students and families, JFCY has created videos and a written Guide on Special Education for Students and Caregivers.
Memberships:
- Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
- Canadian Bar Association / Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education
Partnerships:
- Voting Age Challenge
- Indigenous Youth: Designing a Better Justice System
- Restorative Justice Project with Peacebuilders
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