{"id":11591,"date":"2017-12-13T17:51:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T21:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ojen.ca?p=11591"},"modified":"2017-12-13T17:53:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T21:53:59","slug":"reason-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/reason-13","title":{"rendered":"Reason #13 to Donate to OJEN\u2019s 15th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>Students in an Active Citizen program present their ideas about law reform to justice sector decision makers.<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<h2>OJEN&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">turned&nbsp;<\/span>15 this year!<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2002, our programs and resources have impacted the lives of&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #333333;\">hundreds&nbsp;<\/span>of thousands of young people throughout Ontario. &nbsp;And we\u2019re just getting started! Looking ahead to 2018 and beyond we\u2019re excited about opportunities to expand our justice education initiatives to new youth audiences. We know that providing young people with the legal life skills to navigate their world is one important factor contributing to greater access to justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Between now and the end of 2017, we\u2019ll be posting 15 of our most significant achievements \u2013 reasons we think you\u2019ll want to give us an extra-special&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/dn\/10858\">year-end present<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Donate $15 or $150 \u2026or more! &nbsp;Read all 15 reasons why your donation to OJEN will make a difference.<\/p>\n<h3>Reason #13<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>OJEN gives youth the skills to manage legal issues.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBasic legal education is a life skill that many students at my school really need. Legal education is important because it informs students about their rights, and it gives them the knowledge and the confidence to start to see the legal system as a tool that can improve their lives, rather than a system set up to make their lives more difficult.<strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Scott Pearce, teacher Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OJEN offers justice education initiatives that are accessible and relevant for youth now and as adults. Our programs and classroom resources build legal capability in young people by helping them develop key knowledge and skills that make them more confident and effective when engaging with the justice system.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/resource\/a-foot-in-the-door\">A Foot in the Door<\/a><\/em> is a teaching resource developed together with Lawyers\u2019 Professional Indemnity Company (LawPro) that gives students an overview of housing law in Ontario. &nbsp;It expands students\u2019 knowledge of real estate and housing law and to gives them practical tools they will need to make responsible housing decisions. &nbsp;The six module resource contains both practical information and interactive, skill-building activities such as budgeting, and mock negotiation exercises.<\/p>\n<p>OJEN\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/program\/active-citizens\">Active Citizens<\/a><\/em> program prepares youth to become agents of change in their communities. &nbsp;With a focus on advocacy skills, exploring local issues, and using law as a tool for social change, this program helps empower young people to become leaders in their communities. &nbsp;Working with OJEN staff or volunteers, youth identify issues in their own schools or neighbourhoods and work with legal experts to brainstorm solutions.<\/p>\n<p>OJEN\u2019s programs build legal life-skills that youth will use to interact effectively with the justice system throughout their lives \u2013 another reason to Give to OJEN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/dn\/10858\">15<sup>th<\/sup> Birthday Campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OJEN programs and classroom resources build legal capability in young people by helping them develop key knowledge and skills that make them more confident and effective when engaging with the justice system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":323,"featured_media":11594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","inline_featured_image":false,"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[47,324,341,342],"class_list":["post-11591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-ojen-blog","tag-justice-education","tag-legal-capability","tag-legal-life-skills","tag-housing-law"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Presentation.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Nadine Demoe","author_link":"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/author\/nadine"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - 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