“Your Right! It’s the Law!” Project Kicks Off
HI!! My name is Cecilia Alejo Rivas, and I will be coordinating the “Your Right! It’s the Law!” project at Justice for Children and Youth. Funded by the Law Foundation, this project will use social media to connect with youth and youth workers in Thunder Bay around the various legal issues facing youth in their…
Can I Leave Home?
Scenario: Isabella’s StoryI am a 16-year-old girl named Isabella. I currently live with my parents and my 3 siblings. I used to have a really strong relationship with my parents, however recently my parents and I have not been getting along. They constantly argue and disagree with my academic choices, my friends and lifestyle choices.…
"Vitamin R"
On a Thursday afternoon, two friends, Alex and Mike, headed down to their school cafeteria to break for lunch before their next class. After buying their lunches, they looked for a place to sit down. The cafeteria was quite full that day, and so there were few places for them to eat their lunches. Since…
Staff profile: Andrea Luey
By Diana Rozo, JFCY PLE Team MemberAndrea Luey has worked as a lawyer at JFCY since 2009. She works with clients and also runs the Public Legal Education Team. Andrea during the JFCY PLE Team filming of a legal rights video Before she worked at JFCY, she worked for Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services in Toronto and Kinna-aweya Legal…