EXAMPLES OF GROUPS AND PROJECTS WE'VE FUNDED
In addition to our core funding for the Law Society of PEI education centre, Community Legal Information, legal education coordinator, and scholarships, the Law Foundation has been pleased to provide funding support for projects that have included:
Legal Education on Harassment for Municipal and Community Leaders in PEI
TRAINING – “Upholding Standard: A Legal Framework of Support for Early Learning Child Care Workforce”
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Summarize Prince Edward Island Legal Information – Phase
• Coastal Access Legal Education Project
• Environmental Impact Assessment Workshop
Circle Keeper Training, Indigenous Justice Program
CLI Rental Law Webinars for Island Tenants
PEI School for Family Litigants
*Operating As The Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI - Indigenous Justice Program Manual Development
Lunch and Learn Legal Series
Legal Information Sessions: Wills & Estates
• Lawyer Referral Service
• “Know Your Rights” information campaign
Funding in support of the Access to Justice Forum
Development of a Good Samaritans Drug Overdose Act brochure
Develop and deliver community sessions related to Health Care Directives
• Develop a self-represented litigants handbook
• Organize a "Family Access to Justice Think Tank"
Organize and deliver speakers series on restorative justice topics
Development of a comprehensive research framework that looked at access to justice needs of vulnerable Islanders
Pilot the introduction of assistive hearing devices in legal environments
• To develop a video on shelter services geared to newcomers
• Conduct sessions across the province on "Women and the Law"
Develop information/education materials for migrant workers on PEI
To expand their current Caregiver education series to include module and webinar on "Legal Planning and Dementia"
To deliver "Wills and Estates" workshops across the province
Development of education materials and the delivery of education on human rights principles in Island schools
Collaborative interdisciplinary training for lawyers, accountants and mental health professionals