Projects we've funded

The development of tailored legal education materials for community groups and workers in western Victoria to build awareness of family violence and the legal options and other supports available.

A series of legal workshops across the East Gippsland region for frontline family violence and community workers to improve understanding of the legal assistance pathways for clients interacting with family law and associated legal processes.

A community education campaign encouraging people experiencing family violence to seek legal advice from a lawyer.

Translation of information about the service's Sex Worker Legal Program to extend the reach of community legal assistance to this cohort.

For Neighbourhood Houses across Victoria to participate in Law Week 2024

Westjustice will conduct research into their legal capability to understand their legal needs and adapt legal services to improve access to the service.

Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) is emerging as a critical and under-researched form of family/intimate partner violence. South-East Monash Legal Service seek to better understand RCA in the legal context, and identify effective strategies and interventions to ensure that the legal assistance sector is able to effectively support disclosures of RCA.

This project will enable Tenants Victoria to develop an informed understanding of the legal needs of single-parent renters and identify factors to enhance the impact of its legal assistance service model with this cohort.

This project will build an understanding of the complexities of family dynamics, care arrangements, and family violence. This work aims to build a foundational knowledge base for caregivers, care recipients and multidisciplinary service providers to inform monitoring procedures, preventive interventions, and safety planning.

Legal Forum and Training for frontline workers to better understand jurisdiction complexity and legal assistance pathways for clients with complex and compounding issues.

Develop a ‘Discrimination Claims Self-Representation Kit’ to guide people through the process of running their own legal discrimination claim.

Improve Chinese international students’ understanding of housing rights by translating resources and seeking user insights to improve access to future resources