Have you accessed Legal Aid BC's new Family Law Centres and/or the expanded 25 service hours since 2025? The Centre for Family Equity is inviting you to share your experience.
Family law legal aid can be a lifeline — but for many survivors of family violence in BC, accessing it is only part of the journey. Services need to meet the real needs of the people who use them. What happens when the system falls short? What works, and what needs to change? That's what we want to understand — and we need your help to find out.
Launching our online community engagement
Along with CFE staff members who will carry out the engagements, our team of Parent Connectors — who all have lived experience of family violence, BC's family law system, and the barriers that survivors face — have helped shape this engagement of one-on-one engagements and small group discussions with participants across the province. The insights we gather will directly shape our recommendations on how to improve family law legal aid services for survivors across BC.
This engagement is part of Legal Aid Lifeline, our three-year initiative to ensure that survivors of family violence across BC have access to quality family law legal aid.
Support every step of the way
Every engagement will be:
- 1-1.5 hours online engagement — your choice of one-on-one or in a small group discussion
- 100% confidential
- Flexible — scheduled at a time and in a format that works for you
- Facilitated by CFE staff with support from peer facilitators
We understand that sharing your experience takes courage. We want to support you. We will provide:
- Trauma-informed care, including before and after-care
- Culturally appropriate supports available for Indigenous participants, including Elder support
- Honoraria in appreciation for sharing your experience
Get involved: Every voice helps
Apply now to join the conversation.
If you know someone who has accessed Legal Aid's new Family Law Centres or the extended 25 hours of service hours since January 2025, please share this with them. All outreach materials, including shareable posters and sign-up information, are available here.
Together we can shape a future of abundant, quality and trauma-informed legal aid for those who need it in BC 🫶🏽 📣