Racialized communities strategy

About the strategy

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has committed to developing a multi-year, multi-faceted, province-wide racialized

communities strategy that will build upon the services and supports that LAO already has in place.

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LAO offering grants for organizations helping Black youth facing suspension & expulsion hearings

Last modified: October 25, 2016

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is offering a one-time grant of $200,000 for two organizations to provide services to Black students facing suspension or expulsion hearings.

Community organizations in Ontario that work primarily with Black students and/or their families are invited to apply for these grants worth $100,000 each. The funds must be used for projects that:

  • focus on helping Black students who are in conflict with the education system
  • provide either direct legal representation, advocacy, public legal education and community outreach

LAO is providing these funds because recent reports suggest that this is an area of high need, and LAO is interested in embedding services in communities.

How to apply

Please complete the application form and send it to LAO by November 14, 2016.

Two successful applicants will be announced by the week of January 2, 2017.

More information

Ontario Alliance of Black School Educators – Black Student Achievement in Toronto District School Board fact sheet (available in English only)
Link: http://onabse.org/YCEC-TDSBFactSheet1.pdf

For more information

Email: education2016@lao.on.ca