Sentences with phrase «family justice initiative»

To learn more about this and other Federal Government family Justice initiatives visit their main site.

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As the national association and accrediting body for CACs, NCA serves as a voice for the movement before lawmakers, funders, and other decision - makers, leads initiatives that advance and support the CAC mission to provide healing and justice for child victims of abuse, and ensures quality care for the children and families our members serve.

New York Communities for Change (NYCC): A vibrant community organization of working New Yorkers united for social and economic justice, NYCC has worked with the UFT on several organizing and social justice initiatives, including our historic campaign to organize New York City's 28,000 family child care providers and our ongoing effort to bring charter school teachers into the union.

Rose Pierre - Louis, commissioner of the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence, said the city already implemented several services to help victims — including starting the city's first anti-stalking initiative last year — and the opening of the Family Justice Center will put them all in one spot.

Kyle Serrette Director of Education Justice Campaigns Center for Popular Democracy Shital C. Shah Assistant Director, Education Issues American Federation of Teachers Bela Shah Spooner Program Manager, Afterschool Initiatives Institute for Youth, Education, and Families National League of Cities Joann Weeks Associate Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships University of Pennsylvania Ira Harkavy Chair Emeritus Associate Vice President and Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships University of Pennsylvania

Innovative strategies, such as Leaders for Today and Tomorrow (which develops and supports school, district, and community - based leaders with an emphasis on equity, social justice, and authentic family engagement) and the Youth Service Professionals Initiative (a comprehensive initiative to build staff skills and system capacity) demonstrate continued commitment to cross-boundary leadership.

Chief Justice Heather Smith of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice listed several initiatives by the court to improve family law:

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Allocations include: nearly $ 4.8 million in additional annual funding for legal aid, with a focus on indigenous and family law services; $ 3.8 million per year to fund expansion of Parents Legal Centres; $ 5 million more per year for sheriff services and court staff to help reduce delays in the court system; and an additional $ 3.3 million annually for government initiatives related to family dispute resolution services and increasing digital access to justice services.

Law reform commissions as well as self - standing initiatives such as the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters have made this sort of rethinking a priority for moving forward.

(vi) while every group experiences civil needs, the poorest and most vulnerable experience more frequent and more complex, interrelated civil legal problems: Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Matters, Family Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and Initiatives: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Final.pdf.

Request for feedback — and assistance in spreading the word As part of this significant new initiative, an evaluation strategy has been developed to ensure the website meets the needs of families and professional stakeholders involved with family justice services throughout the province.

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Federal Child Support Guidelines (choose «Programs and Initiatives» and scroll down to Family Justice).

Provincial Justice Minister Lena Metlege Diab and the Hon. Chief Justice Michael MacDonald are leading the initiative, acting on recommendations outlined in the Action Committee final report, Access to Civil & Family Justice: A Roadmap for Change.

The BC Family Law Unbundling Roster is an initiative hosted by Courthouse Libraries BC and supported by Access to Justice BC and Mediate BC.

As well, a paper prepared for the Family Justice Group, «Family Justice Reform: A Review of Reports and Initiatives,» has also been placed online.

These initiatives have changed the culture of family justice in the province and resulted from the efforts of three or four lawyers bereft of funding or sanction but possessed of a shared vision for the future.

The Reforming Family Justice System initiative was co-convened by Justice Andrea Moen, Court of Queen's Bench and Ms. Lynn Varty, Assistant Deputy Minister of Resolution and Court Administration Services, Justice and Solicitor General.

Access to Justice BC's family unbundling initiative is proceeding in tandem with Mediate BC's Family Unbundled Legal Services Prfamily unbundling initiative is proceeding in tandem with Mediate BC's Family Unbundled Legal Services PrFamily Unbundled Legal Services Project.

This new software will enable family law practitioners to run all aspects of their law practices from the PC desktop while taking advantage of technology initiatives such as the province's Integrated Justice project.

The BC Family Justice Innovation Lab (the «Lab») is a unique innovation platform for nurturing initiatives designed to improve resilience and well - being of families and their children who are experiencing transition, including separation and divorce.

He drove a number of change initiatives, such as Justice on Target (that reduced, for the first time in 18 years, the time to trial and the number of court appearances per criminal case), a health and safety initiative that reduced workplace injuries by 20 % in 3 years, the 4 Pillars of Family Reform, Civil Justice Reform, the largest funding increase in Legal Aid's history, and was part of a new approach to indigenous relations recognized by the United Nations.

The BC Family Justice Innovation Lab is supporting this initiative, particularly through the use of developmental evaluation which encourages an iterative «learning as you go» approach.

The Legal Innovation Zone at Ryerson is launching a 4 part initiative to support the move to a family justice approach that works better for the families that need it.

The Social Justice Report 2007 examined some of the positive Indigenous community education and community development initiatives undertaken in response to family violence and child abuse.

The initiative, called Cordoba Crece en Familia (Cordoba grows its families), was launched last month by the Ministry of Government, Mr. Juan Carlos Massei; the Minister of Justice, Dr. Luis Angulo; and the Minister of Health, Dr. Francisco Fortuna,

Consistent with its mission, Center initiatives focus on school - based prevention and intervention programs; childhood mental health and positive youth development; family strengthening; juvenile justice, court interventions and community safety; community health; system of care and cultural competency; and workforce development to advance educational success, health and well - being.

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For instance, as part of the supporting families experiencing separation and divorce initiative, the federal government provided the provinces and territories with funding to support family justice services, especially innovative projects such as specialized services for families experiencing major conflicts and using mediation services from a distance.

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From 1993 the Family Court of Australia established an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awareness Committee that oversaw several significant initiatives designed to promote access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Under the guidance of the former Chief Justice, a number of initiatives were introduced into the Family Court that sought to promote the capacity of the Court to deal with cultural diversity, but particularly to meet the needs of Indigenous families.