Our Community Involvement
As part of JFCY’s vision, we are involved with a wide range of people and community, educational and professional organizations from many sectors. We are involved in a number of on-going partnerships and are continuously engaging in new initiatives and consultations.
This past year has included:
- Being on the executive of the Ontario Bar Association’s Child and Youth Law; Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights; and Education Law sections
- Being on the executive of of the Canadian Bar Association’s Child and Youth Law section
- Board member and Treasurer of the Canadian Coalition on the Rights of the Children (and treasurer)
- Board member of Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education
- Board member of A Way Home Canada
- Advisory group member for the Centre for Refugee Children
- Community member of the Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee
- Children’s Rights Academic Network (CRAN) member
- Sex Trafficking Advisory Committee member of Covenant House
- 311 Jarvis Youth Court Advisory and Community Youth Court Committee member
On-going relationships with:
- Toronto Northwest Justice Centre
- Trans ID Clinic
- Unaccompanied and Separated Children Network
- Homelessness Connect Toronto Advisory Committee
- Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Advisory
- Youth-Centered Racialized Justice Hub with Equitas
- Sanctuary Students Solidarity and Support Collective (S4 Collective)
- Black Creek Youth Initiative
- The Toronto District School Board
- Covenant House
- Yonge Street Mission – Evergreen
- Native Child Resource Centre
- Y-House
- Central Toronto Youth Services
- Eva’s Place
- Friends of Ruby
- SKETCH Working Arts
- Youth Voices of BC
- Office of the Children’s Lawyer
- Victim/Witness Assistance Program
- City of Toronto