London
Unemployment Help Centre
114 Dundas St. 2nd Floor, London, N6A 1G1
(519) 439-0501
Email: luhc@luhc.or
Advocacy
group provides crisis and supportive counselling, researches
relevant legislation and medical documentation to find
supporting arguments on behalf of clients, writes submissions
on client's behalf, and provides representation to clients
at Social Benefits Tribunals, Board of Referees, and Review
Tribunals.
Neighbourhood Legal Services
89 King St. 2nd Floor, London, N6A 1C1
(519) 438-2890
Provides
legal advice and representation in court or at tribunals regarding
Employment Insurance, Ontario works, ODSP, Canada Pension,
and landlord and tenant issues. Must meet Financial Eligibility
Guidelines to qualify for assistance.
LIFESPIN
155 Adelaide St. N, London, N6A 4H4
(519) 438-8676
email: life@execulink.com
Provides
information, support and community-based programs to low-income
Londoners.
Sponsors
a number of projects including the Free Store, which is
a system of donating/ trading/ obtaining needed items; a
Food Security program, whose goal is to allow anyone and
everyone access to nutritious, affordable food; Mediation/Advocacy
services offer help in dealing with social assistance agencies
and other service providers; Margaret's Housing project,
which is a community based initiative which creates permanent
affordable housing for women with psychiatric challenges;
Peer Lending Circles, which is a loan system designed to
create business opportunities for those who cannot access
traditional sources of credit, and the Women's Resource
Centre, which provides information and support for women
surviving on low incomes.
Also
offers a number of useful links to other community programs
and services
Community
Legal Services
Faculty of Law, U.W.O. London
(519) 661-3352
Ontario
Ombudsman
920 Commissioners Rd. East, London
1-800-368-0969
Legal
Aid Ontario
Offers free legal advice in many areas. Check your local phone
book for listings.
Advocacy
Centre for the Elderly
The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) is a community based
legal clinic for low-income senior citizens. ACE provides direct
legal services to low-income seniors, public legal education,
and engages in law reform activities. ACE services and activities
are in relation to areas of law of special importance to the seniors'
population.
ARCH
A Legal Resource Centre for Persons with Disabilities is a community-based
not-for-profit legal clinic and legal resource centre in the Province
of Ontario dedicated to defending and advancing the equality-rights
of persons with disabilities.
Waterloo
Region Community Legal Services
Provides numerous legal services to residents in the Kitchener,
Waterloo and Cambridge area.
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