Projects we've funded

A resource to inform people living with HIV of their rights and protections when disclosing their HIV status.

A service for Victorian employees seeking legal advice in relation to contracts and documents related to their employment or other work.

This project will work with young Sudanese people, and their families, to improve their understanding of and confidence in the legal system. Project partner, Springvale Monash Legal Service (SMLS) will embed a community lawyer two days a week at Afri-Aus Care in Dandenong and Pakenham.

A peer legal education project that will educate, empower and help women in the West Heidelberg region navigate the legal system when experiencing family violence and related legal issues.

A series of information sessions for Sudanese, South Sudanese and Congolese community members in the Shepparton region to increase understanding and awareness of Australian laws and the legal system.

Collect new data on legal outcomes for community housing tenants by looking at the management of housing issues and tenancy disputes.

Since the Royal Commission into family violence, the police response to family violence has intensified and resulted in a significant increase of police brought family violence intervention orders. This project will explore the impact that this is having on women’s experience of the justice process as well as safety and wellbeing outcomes.

Research project focusing on three priority groups - people with disability, CALD communities, and women/single parents and explores their capacity and capability to use online self-help resources to resolve a legal problem.

Delivering accessible legal information to all Victorians who have old and irrelevant criminal records about their rights at work.

Investigating the civil law aspects of elder abuse in the Barwon region. Research findings will inform service delivery, interventions and responses to elder abuse to meet the needs of a growing ageing population.

Additional funds to evaluate CLG peer education project.

Working in partnership with local schools to deliver community legal education around the topic of consent, gendered/family violence and bullying.