$180,000 Invested Through Together for Justice to Strengthen Community-Based Justice Supports in Kawartha Lakes

Carissa Ferguson, Kawartha Community Foundation

KAWARTHA LAKES: The Kawartha Community Foundation is pleased to announce a $180,000 community investment, through the Together for Justice program, awarded, in recognition of the Foundation’s leadership capacity and its strong track record of community collaboration, to strengthen access to justice services and address systemic barriers across the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Delivered locally, through the Kawartha Community Foundation, with support from The Law Foundation of Ontario and Community Foundations of Canada, the Together for Justice initiative is grounded in flexibility and trust. The program empowers communities to define justice in ways which reflect local needs, lived experience, and rural realities.

Together for Justice invests in community-based, preventative, and early-intervention approaches, by supporting: organizations which provide legal education; justice navigation; restorative practices; research; and practical supports for individuals facing barriers, related to geography, poverty, trauma, age, youth involvement, and newcomer status.

Funded Community Partners include:

Kawartha Haliburton Victim Services — Providing mobile justice outreach, legal education, and navigation supports, particularly in remote rural communities. (https://victium-services.org)

Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes — Delivering senior-focused justice education and cyber-fraud prevention, to reduce exploitation and support early intervention. (https://ccckl.ca)

A Place Called Home — Supporting transportation to legal and court-related services, for vulnerable individuals. (https://www.apch.ca )

Kawartha Lakes & Haliburton Integrated Immigrant Services Association (KLHIISA) and New Canadians Centre — Delivering newcomer rights workshops and strengthening collaboration among service providers and employers. (https://www.klhiisa.org ) and ( https://nccpeterborough.ca )

Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes — Expanding restorative Youth Justice Committee programming. (https://www.bgckawarthas.com/programs/support-services/youth-justice-committee-program/ )

John Howard Society of the Kawarthas — Strengthening court navigation, legal literacy, and access to technology and safe spaces, for justice-involved individuals. (https://johnhoward.on.ca/kawartha/)