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== Where to get help == | == Where to get help == | ||
See the [[Resource List]] in this Guide for a list of helpful resources. Your best bets are: | See the [[Resource List]] in this Guide for a list of helpful resources. Your best bets are: | ||
* The Legal Services Society publications: "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1082 Your Welfare Rights: A Guide to BC Employment | * The Legal Services Society publications: "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1082 Your Welfare Rights: A Guide to BC Employment & Assistance]" and "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1964 Social Assistance on Reserve in BC]". | ||
* [[BC Employment and Assistance]] website: click on "Reconsideration and Appeals". | * [[BC Employment and Assistance]] website: click on "Reconsideration and Appeals". | ||
* [[PovNet]], for their "[http://www.povnet.org/find-an-advocate Find | * [[PovNet]], for their "[http://www.povnet.org/find-an-advocate Find An Advocate]" feature for welfare advocates near you. | ||
* [[Access Pro Bono]], [[Lawyer Referral Service]], [[Salvation Army Pro Bono Lawyer Consultation Program]], and [[Private Bar Lawyers]]. | * [[Access Pro Bono]], [[Lawyer Referral Service]], [[Salvation Army Pro Bono Lawyer Consultation Program]], and [[Private Bar Lawyers]]. | ||
* The Clicklaw common question "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1021 If I don’t get welfare this month I’ll lose my housing]". Clicklaw has many common questions on the topic "Pensions, benefits & welfare". | * The Clicklaw common question "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1021 If I don’t get welfare this month I’ll lose my housing]". Clicklaw has many common questions on the topic "Pensions, benefits & welfare". |
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