Nova Scotia Legal Aid (NSLA) has approved funding for poverty law cases for the next six months. We really need to take advantage of this opportunity to show NSLA that there is a real need for funding for poverty law. If you have a client facing legal issues around:
- Income Assistance Appeals through the Department of Community Services
- CPP and Disability Appeals
- Tenant Rights issues or Residential Tenancies applications
- Consumer or debtor problems
- Human rights issues
- Difficulty in accessing services and supports in the areas of income support, health, education
Please encourage them to go to their local Nova Scotia Legal Aid office and ask for help.
I have attached a couple of quick posters outlining the information [click here]. They apply to HRM mostly, since the poster also encourages people to come to Dalhousie Legal Aid. Feel free to tweak them to your community, and include the phone number for your local legal aid office. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate the pressing need for legal representation around social and economic rights!
Thanks,
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Megan Leslie
Community Legal Worker
Dalhousie Legal Aid Service
2209 Gottingen St.
Halifax NS B3K 3B5
t: 902.423.8105
f: 902.422.8067
