Sandra Wilking Immigrant PLEI Consortium Project Manager Dave Nolette Justice Education Society Communications & Web Manager

What is the IPC Project? Collaborative Consortium of 12 Agencies Justice Education Society as lead agency (elected) MISSION: Improve delivery of PLEI to immigrants in Vancouver by helping them: –to better address legal needs –to have better awareness of core Canadian legal values

12 Organizations 5 Geographic areas in Metro Vancouver 13 Linguistic communities 4 Legal themes Key Elements

Key Activities Research & assess existing PLEI resources/ services related to legal themes – Community Asset Map Cross Sectorial Workshops Intermediary Training Workshops on legal theme for Settlement Workers/Bilingual/Bi-cultural workers/front line community workers Community Workshops to target linguistic communities on legal themes Multicultural Media Campaign

Why a Website Initially, there was no plan to do a website Looked to technology for answers to managing internal project communications Looked to technology as a tool for settlement workers: –professional development –support for their work

Website Priorities End user: settlement worker/bilingual/bi-cultural worker End user the “driver” for website content & design Need to think like end users - how they will use the site and what information is needed for clients Need answers fast – only have 20 to 30 mins per client Workers need hands-on training and reinforcement Not assume all immigrant groups will use this tool easily – access & literacy issues Easy navigation, clear graphics, large print, simple language