Independent Living Resource Centre (“ILRC”) gives clients the tools to successfully and independently advocate for themselves. ILRC provides information and guidance on various clients’ rights, including (but not limited to) essential and social services, home care, human rights, and tenant and housing rights.
Legal Aid Manitoba (“LAM”) provides legal assistance to individuals who qualify financially and whose cases have merit. LAM provides services in the following areas: public interest matters, family, immigration and refugee, residential tenancies, child protection, mental health, and criminal matters. LAM’s lawyers regularly travel to more than forty communities surrounding Manitoba’s major cities.
Legal Help Centre (“LHC”) provides free legal information, self-representation support, system navigation, and referrals to resources through its in-person Drop-in Clinic or telephone appointments. To get legal information, summary advice, or a referral at a Drop-In Clinic, clients must not have a lawyer already assisting them with the matter, not qualify for Legal Aid, and meet the financial eligibility guideline. In some instances, clients may receive further assistance with drafting court documents, writing letters, and legal research.
Main Street Project supports vulnerable and at-risk residents through various services, such as emergency shelter, food and nutrition services including a weekly food bank, housing support services, withdrawal management services, mobile community outreach, and casework and peer support.
Mediation Services offers an alternative solution to dispute resolution. Mediation Services assists families, workplaces, and neighbours and community members with addressing and resolving conflict without the use of the courts.
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba (“EFSM”) provides advocacy, support and resources for women in the provincial and federal justice system. The EFSM offers court assistance and support, bail verification and supervision, clothing and hygiene products, transitional housing and more.