This program helps families with children who have problems at public schools. These problems include:

• difficulty enrolling in or attending school
• bullying, harassment, and school safety
• suspensions, expulsions, exclusions, and transfers
• special education and accommodation needs

Volunteer lawyers can:

• explain legal rights and give legal advice
• talk to school administrators
• represent students in special education or discipline appeals

Families must have a low to moderate income. To ask for help, fill out the online form. Or call 1-855-255-7256 on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm.

Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is a community legal clinic that offers free legal services to Black Ontarians with low incomes. The clinic helps with police complaints and legal problems caused by anti-Black racism in the following areas of law:

• education
• employment
• housing
• human rights
• income assistance

For help, fill out BLAC’s intake form and email it to intake@blac.clcj.ca.

Toll Free for people in custody: 1-877-279-0680  or  1-844-302-2694 

The Law Society of Ontario has an online Law Society Referral Service that gives you the name of a lawyer or licensed paralegal who will give free legal advice for up to 30 minutes in any area of law.

If you cannot wait for a lawyer or paralegal to call you back, or if you do not have a call-back number, email lsrs@lso.ca. If you’re in crisis or in custody, call 1-855-947-5255 or 416-947-5255, Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

If you live in the Ottawa or Champlain region and have a disability, ABLE2’s Reach Legal Referral Services may be able to help. They can refer you to a lawyer or paralegal for up to 3 hours of free legal advice in any area of law. But they cannot help with urgent legal issues.

If ABLE2 cannot help, they may refer you to community resources.

Book a meeting online, or call 613-761-9522 extension 452 or 453. You can also email reachlegalreferral@able2.org.