Scarborough Community Legal Services

🤯 It's the *last* day for our current Admin Manager, but... are you our next one? Check out our hiring site for more details on this full-time role which is up for applications until 23 April 2024 at 11:59 PM: http://scls.factorialhr.com 📅

📅 Ending this Sunday: As part of our Communities Building Justice Together Project, we have a survey for Black and Indigenous community members! Let us know how our services are working for Black and Indigenous people and what services are needed! https://v.gd/yp6nqq

We are seeking a new Administration Manager! Check out our hiring site for more details on this full-time role which is up for applications until 23 April 2024 at 11:59 PM: scls.factorialhr.com

As part of our Communities Building Justice Together Project, we're launching a survey for Black and Indigenous community members! Let us know how our services are working for Black and Indigenous people and what services are needed! https://v.gd/yp6nqq

As we prepare to move in to the next phase of Communities Building Justice Together, we're posting for our Indigenous Justice Coordinator role! For more details on this exciting project and role (for Indigenous candidates only), check out the posting on scls.factorialhr.com

Our team has been involved in a lot of Black History Month events in February, but we always love to close things out with a Clinic-wide panel! Join us, friends:

Today is International Women's Day! Click through these images to see some of our Clinic's Herstory over the last 40+ years with the many amazing women who've shaped our work and served Scarborough in all we do.

Over the last bit, we've been working on a brand new project: Communities Building Justice Together (CBJT)! Funded generously by The Law Foundation of Ontario, CBJT will build and develop community-led resources with East Scarborough’s Black and Indigenous communities.

Starting this week, our walk-in office hours will be changing!
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday will remain as 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, but Wednesdays will be moving to 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM! 😄

Meetings with caseworkers can still be scheduled for 9 AM to 5 PM.

We hope folks have had a wonderful holiday season so far! Just a reminder: our office will continue to be closed from 26 December to 1 January. We will be open again on 2 January! See you then!

Starting in January 2024, our walk-in office hours will be changing! Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday will remain as 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, but Wednesdays will be moving to 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM! 😄 Meetings with caseworkers can still be scheduled for 9 AM to 5 PM.

Today is December 6, the Anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre. We remember. In a world where violence against women remains rampant and anti-feminist, regressive politics thrive, our Clinic fights for a better future for all women.

Our Office's Elevator is now back in service! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Office Elevator is currently down. We will update when service is restored.
Please call your caseworker if this impacts a current appointment you have scheduled today.

Friends, on this , our Clinic stands with the Trans Community throughout Scarborough and beyond in remembrance of those lost this year and commits to the ongoing fight for justice.

For this first time since before the Pandemic, the GTA and Specialty Community Legal Clinics are coming together for our Annual Training! But that means we're closed from 8 - 9 November. But don't worry, we're monitoring voicemail for urgent issues & will be back on Friday in-person!

We had a great time earlier this month at our AGM! But did you get to check it out? If not, here's our full AGM livestream 💖 - https://www.youtube.com/live/Gl3TU0JSeAU

Some wonderful highlights from our Annual General Meeting featuring the amazing Toronto Community Crisis Service team at —our Community Champion Award Winners for 2023! They best exemplify the spirit of coming together to achieve equality & improve Access to Justice 💖

Did you miss the 2023 SCLS AGM, our amazing panel w/ and , and our award presentation to for its work with the Toronto Community Crisis Service pilot? Check it out on our Twitter and Facebook or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl3TU0JSeAU

TONIGHT! Our AGM is gong to be a great time to come together and discuss the Housing Crisis, friends. Livestream will be on FB, ‘X’ and YouTube

We stand with the Indigenous communities on these territories that make up Scarborough and across Turtle Island on Orange Shirt Day. We encourage everyone to reflect, listen to Survivors, and support continued action for healing and justice.

📅 On 11 October, our community is coming together to talk about the Housing Crisis in this City. Don't miss it! ⏰ https://sclsagm2023.eventbrite.ca/ to register!

EXTENDED: Community Legal Worker/Indigenous Justice Coordinator role is open to all Indigenous community organizers, social workers, & other Indigenous professionals looking to do key community outreach work! Deadline is 25 September 2023, more details on scls.factorialhr.com

Friends, it's that time of year again! SCLS' Annual General Meeting is going to be focused on the Housing Crisis with our special guests, Ricardo Tranjan and Cole Webber. Join us at the Hub, Mid-Scarborough on 11 October from 5 PM to 7:30 PM! More here: https://www.scarboroughcommunitylegal.ca/news/2023-09/2023-scls-annual-general-meeting

Friends, two SCLS job postings are closing today! In particular, our 18-month, part-time Community Legal Worker/Indigenous Justice Coordinator role! Open to both legal *and* other Indigenous professionals 🤩 Details on http://scls.factorialhr.com :)

Friends, two SCLS job postings up right now! Today we’re focused on our 18-month, part-time Community Legal Worker/Indigenous Justice Coordinator role! Open to both legal *and* other Indigenous professionals 🤩Deadlines on 11 September and details on http://scls.factorialhr.com :)

📍 Next week, we'll be releasing further details about Annual General Meeting, but in the mean time, here's a reminder to join us on 11 October 2023 📅

Registration will start at 5 PM with our program beginning at 5:30 PM!