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Pro Bono Ontario

Service: Medical Legal Partnership for Children, Pro Bono Ontario

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Record #: MET0621 Last Full Update: 03 Sep 2020
Contact Information
E-Mail info@probonoontario.org
Website www.probonoontario.org
Social Media Twitter Twitter: twitter.com/ProBonoOntario
Agency Information
Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Description and Service Details
Description (Service) Free legal advice, brief services such as phone calls, drafting letters or notarizing documents and possible referrals to local pro bono law firms and legal aid clinics
  • areas of law include -- child welfare, consent/capacity, criminal, education, employment, family, health care access, housing, immigration, social/income assistance (Ontario Works, assistance for children with severe disabilities, subsidized daycare, OSAP) and tax (Canada Child Benefit, disability tax credits/benefits)
  • partnership with hospital
Hours Vary by location
Areas Served Ontario
Boundaries Ontario
Eligibility Low income families of children being treated at the Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kinds), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre or McMaster Children's Hospital * means testing required

Residency Requirements: Ontario
Application Referral from clinician (doctor, nurse or social worker) required
Languages English
Fees None
Site Information
Located In Community Toronto
Address & Map
Toronto, ON
Canada
 
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Physical Access Not Applicable
Categories and Classification
HCSD Main Heading Government / Legal
HCSD Sub Heading Community Legal Services
Service Categories Legal Counselling ~ Pediatric Patients

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