GRANTS AWARDED 2006-2007
Antigonish
Women's Resource Centre
Law-related information and support for
women and adolescent girls. Law-related
information for community agencies,
schools and the public. |
$65,133 |
Avalon Sexual Assault Centre
Sexual assault legal education, support
services and related initiatives,
including the development of a
coordinated community/interagency
response to sexual assault. |
$68,071 |
Cape Breton Transition House
A preventive education program in the
school system regarding date abuse and
sexual assault. Anger management group
sessions are also offered. |
$59,148 |
Christian
Council for Reconciliation : Prison
Ministry
Programming and support for prisoners
and their families. |
$67,000 |
Community Justice Society
Research regarding why new Canadians are
not participating in the province's
restorative justice program, and
development of ways to increase
referrals.
|
$49,528 |
Confederacy
of Mainland Mi'kmaq
Culturally relevant programming to
provide access to the law and support
for Aboriginal people experiencing the
justice system. |
$50,000 |
Coverdale Courtwork Services
Court workers provide information and
support to women in the criminal court
process, counseling and support at
parole hearings, and pre-release
planning. |
$62,500 |
Dalhousie Law School
Entrance Scholarships - Nova Scotia
Students |
$50,000 |
Dalhousie Law School I B & M
Initiative
Provides an opportunity for Indigenous Blacks and Mi'Kmaq
to receive a legal education. |
$180,000 |
Dalhousie Legal Aid Service
Legal services (family & administrative
law, young offenders), community
development and law reform (public
housing, violence against women, social
assistance) and an educational
experience for 3rd year law students. |
$144,180 |
Elizabeth Fry Society of
Mainland Nova Scotia
Support for women in prison; programs
and services for women charged with
offences or at risk in the community.
Law reform and community education. |
$64,000 |
Elizabeth Fry Society of Cape Breton
Support for women in prison; programs
and services for women charged with
offences or at risk in the community.
Law reform and community education. |
$88,463 |
Educational
Program Innovations Charity (EPIC) Society
Programs for
youth in conflict with the law and
support for parents in response to the
Youth Criminal Justice Act, which
has reduced court-ordered detention and
custody. |
$65,000 |
Halifax Refugee Clinic
A clinic to assist financially eligible
refugee claimants before the Immigration
and Refugee Board and in related
matters. |
$127,218 |
Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia
Review of provincial laws and
recommendations for improvement,
modernization and reform. Introduction
of new laws and draft legislation, where
appropriate. |
$147,425 |
Leave Out Violence (LOVE)
Youth who have experienced violence are
trained to become educators about the
root causes, effects and alternatives to
violent behaviour. |
$15,000 |
Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia
Public access to information about the
law, the legal process and the
administration of justice. |
$100,000 |
Mainline Needle Exchange
A legal education program for drug users
and service providers. One-on-one legal
assistance for drug users in court and
in correctional institutions. |
$48,971 |
Naomi Society
Production of a video that examines the
legal implications of senior abuse and
neglect; presentations and workshops
within the community. |
$39,955 |
Pro Bono Students Canada
- Law students volunteer their time and
provide legal services to public
interest community organizations.
- National Pro Bono Conference |
$13,755
$3,000 |
reachAbility
Discussions and presentations across the
province dealing with legal and human
rights issues related to people with
disabilities, and a lawyer referral
service. |
$46,922 |
Society of Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Nova Scotians
Sign-language interpreter services
within legal settings not otherwise
eligible for funding. |
$6,000 |
Stepping
Stone
Court support and assistance for current
or former sex trade workers. Workshops
involving sex trade workers and the
legal community. Community education. |
$42,017 |
Tearmann Society for Battered Women &
New Leaf Program - Pictou County
Opportunity for Men
Education sessions and referral services
for junior and senior high school
students to prevent violence against
women. |
$27,528 |
Valley Restorative Justice
Educational workshops for youth
regarding shoplifting, substance abuse,
the law and the needs of victims. |
$40,050 |
|
SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED 2006-2007
|
Annapolis
County Barristers' Library
New Shelving and relocation |
$7,215 |
|
Avalon Sexual
Assault Centre
Posters in high schools, colleges and
universities to increase awareness of sexual
violence, and to improve access to support and
services for victims/survivors of sexual
assault. |
$11,991.24 |
|
Canadian
Citation Committee
Creation of an authoritative list of Nova Scotia
Public Entities to accompany the Uniform Case
Naming Guidelines. |
$5,000 |
|
Canadian
Institute for the Administration of Justice
Conference: "Doing Justice: Dispute Resolution
in the Courts and Beyond" |
$15,000 |
|
Cape Breton
Barristers' Library
Upgrades to furniture and equipment |
$15,480 |
|
Community
Justice Society
Africentrism for Youth/Community
Transformation
A project to establish an Africentric model
within the Restorative Justice framework. |
$40,000 |
|
Coverdale
Courtwork Service (REC program)
A crime prevention program to help women turn
away from crime and drugs and towards healthy
lifestyle changes. |
$18,980 |
|
Cumberland
County Barristers' Library
New shelving |
$4,749.70 |
|
Dalhousie Legal
Aid Service
A conference to examine gaps in the provision of
legal aid in Nova Scotia and development of an
action plan regarding best practices as
identified by the conference. |
$20,260 |
|
Elizabeth Fry
Society of Mainland Nova Scotia
A program to teach agencies in N.S. how to
independently present the series of workshops
currently available only at the Elizabeth Fry
offices in Halifax. |
$15,980 |
|
Island
Community Justice [CATCH]
A pilot project to deal proactively with the
problem of youth crime and to find the means to
support community agencies who can assume that
responsibility. |
$23,706 |
|
John Howard
Society [Black Liaison Officer]
The hiring of an African Canadian Liaison
Community Worker to meet the needs of black
offenders and contribute to their successful
reintegration into the community. |
$38,514 |
|
King's County
Seniors' Safety Program
A program to provide safety and security
information on an individual and group basis to
seniors in Kings' County. |
$30,000 |
|
Legal
Information Society of Nova Scotia
An online portal for agencies with a social
justice mandate to connect, share resources,
avoid duplication, build partnerships and better
serve the public by providing information on
services, programs and projects available. |
$40,395 |
|
Legal
Information Society, Transition House
Association, Advisory Council on Status of
Women, Women's Innovative Justice Initiative
Research to identify family law information
required by abused women with children and
preparation of a clear, accurate and accessible
guidebook. |
$40,000 |
|
Lunenburg
County Barristers' Library
Shelving |
$5,000 |
|
Nova Scotia
Barristers' Library
Updating computers in county barristers'
libraries, and training lawyers and staff in
public libraries and community colleges in the
use of internet based legal materials. |
$91,000 |
Nova Scotia
Environmental Network
Preparation of A Citizen's Guide to
Environmental Law and Policy in Nova Scotia,
and delivery of four Environmental Legal
Toolkit Workshops throughout Nova Scotia. |
$21,174 |
|
Nova Scotia
Legal Archives Working Group
Development of a strategy and a sustainable
framework that will protect valuable legal
information resources in Nova Scotia so that the
public has continued access. |
$31,000 |
|
Pictou County
Women's Centre
Legal support and advocacy service for
women, including individual counseling and
support, accompaniment to legal appointments and
to court. |
$45,710 |
|
reachAbility
A research project to determine the percentage
of young offenders in the province who live with
disabilities and to recommend resources to
assist them. |
$45,403 |
|
School of
Journalism, University of King's College
Bursaries to allow ten working journalists
to audit the News Media and the Courts in
Canada course offered by King's College
School of Journalism. |
$4,320 |
|
Sexual Assault
Services Planning Group
A research project and needs assessment to
determine the impact of the lack of a
coordinated provincial approach to sexual
assault, the populations that are underserved,
and the barriers that exist to accessing
services. |
$12,350 |
|
St. Leonard's
Society of Nova Scotia
Printing of a handbook of general
information for family and friends of people who
are incarcerated in federal institutions. |
$4,122 |
|
University of
New Brunswick Faculty of Law
A grant to endow a Law Foundation Scholarship
for a Nova Scotia student entering the LL.B.
program at the University of New Brunswick. |
$50,000 |
|
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