Our Mission

The Community Advocacy & Legal Centre provides access to justice through quality legal services, advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty.

VISION

We strive to achieve social justice with dignity by influencing change in our community, our institutions and the law.

VALUES

We believe:

. Justice is a right for individuals and communities

. In being client centered and accessible

. Every person is of infinite value

. In being responsive to, and collaborative with, our community

. In creative, innovative and effective services and work.

About Community Advocacy & Legal Centre

The Community Advocacy & Legal Centre is a non-profit community legal clinic in Ontario, Canada. We serve low income residents of Hastings, Prince Edward and Lennox & Addington counties. The clinic is currently staffed by lawyers, community legal workers, law clerks and support staff and is funded by Legal Aid Ontario. A community-based Board of Directors is responsible for the clinic's operation. Read our Annual Reports, available on our website, to learn more about what we do.