The Youth Action Committee is composed of young people who serve in an advisory role to Justice for Children and Youth.
The purpose of the Youth Action Committee is:
     • to raise awareness of the legal rights of young people
     • to reach out to our community
     • to connect youth to useful resources
     • to review materials produced by Justice For Children and Youth for young people

Our Mission

The Youth Action Committee is a group made up of youth from diverse backgrounds who bring their unique perspectives to address legal issues facing youth today.  We believe that youth have a right to be recognized as individuals under the law and to have their voices heard. The Youth Action Committee reaches out to the community and informs youth that they have legal rights and tries to connect them to the useful resources that are available.

Our recent activities                                                                                                                                                                                                      

• workshops with an anti-hate crimes project
• initiatives to educate young people about their rights to an education, including the development, publication and dissemination of public legal education materials
• challenging the disproportionate impact of school fees on lower-income students
• raising awareness about special education needs
• meetings, presentations and discussions on various legal issues with JFCY’s policy committee
• developed workshops and presented at youth shelters and conferences, including Ruckus! which was hosted by the City Toronto’s Youth Cabinet, and Pump Up the Volume which was co-hosted by the Ryerson’s School of Child and Youth Care and the Office of Child and Family Service Advocacy for the Ministry of Ontario)
• helped JFCY train volunteer lawyers to represent students facing education issues

NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!!                                                                                                                                                                                

Meetings are generally held on Thursday nights from 4:30 - 6:00 pm.                                                                                         Please call our office (416.920.1633) or email Emily Chan (info@jfcy.org) for more details.