Targeted and tailored engagement is necessary to increase awareness of young people's everyday justiciable problems and available legal help.
For young people, links between employment problems and mental health are particularly strong, with psychological distress a common consequence.
Single parents have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to experiencing multiple substantial legal problems.
The PULS is a Victoria-wide survey to understand how people see, understand and engage with the law.
Tailoring everyday justice across the Victoria.
Mapping institutional data across a broad range of civil justice bodies.
What works to meet legal need in the Victorian community? A new project by Victoria Law Foundation aims to find out.
These professional learning notes were generated from an online panel conversation on Tuesday 21 May 2024, hosted by the Parliament of Victoria and Victoria Law Foundation as part of Victorian Law Week 2024.
Find help for employment problems commonly affecting young people on this page.
Tips and useful strategies around grassroots approaches to promoting events and engaging local audiences.
Learn about the legal system, your rights and responsibilities and the democratic process.
Improve your communication skills and find resources to help you create better legal information.
Understand which laws apply in Victoria and who’s who in the legal sector.
Victoria's laws come from several different sources — the Australian Constitution, Victorian and federal legislation, and common law.
Courts and tribunals apply the law in Victoria and throughout Australia.
A range of talks relevant to young people about civil law, police powers, voting rights and rights at work.
VLF connects students of the Loddon Campaspe region with Court of Appeal Judges and legal experts to learn about the legal system, career pathways within the legal sector, and their legal rights.
Master your communication and learn how to get your message across by embracing plain language.
Learn about the latest developments, innovations and practical solutions designed to address barriers to access to justice.
Victoria’s public legal figures share their experiences and discuss hot-button issues.
Developments, innovations and solutions designed to improve access to justice.
A week of community-based events to make learning about the law easy.
Sharing legal research and evaluation related to access to justice.
Connect with the justice sector to understand more about the law and legal help.
Seminars and presentations for VCE Legal Studies and Civics & Citizenship students.
Explore the highlights from our Victorian Law Week 2024 activity! From eye-opening events to regional community outreach efforts, Law Week is all about making the law easier for Victorians to understand and access.
This project will help migrant women experiencing family violence to stay in Australia. Peninsula Community Legal Centre will create an online tool to guide support workers through the complex application process for women whose visa status is dependent on their partner to remain in Australia and leave the abusive relationship.
Following the shift to routine digital engagement when applying to the court for family violence intervention orders, this partnership project between Northern Community Legal Centre and the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights will unpack the range of process issues and barriers to participation faced by culturally and linguistically diverse women within Melbourne’s North-West.
Delivery of community legal education to help culturally and linguistically diverse young people increase their literacy on family violence issues and shift attitudes that allow it to occur.
Better understand and support the legal needs and capabilities of Victorians.
Address community legal need or improve understanding of the justice system.
Preparing an application, how to apply and the assessment process.
Support to deliver projects and grant requirements.
Five organisations will receive Grants to improve Victorians’ access to legal information and services.
information, guidance, support and resources to help you prepare and submit a successful application.
We offer support to deliver great projects and have a few simple requirements for of grant recipients.
Resources to help understand Victoria's legal system and where the law can help.
Annual reports, business and strategic plans for Victoria Law Foundation.
Resources to understand access to justice and build a better justice system.
Event recordings, material and presentations.
Support and guidance to find the right grant for and ensure you are successful.
VCE Legal Studies exercises are suitable for classroom or online learning.
Email or send an online message to our teams.
