We provide targeted legal help through our Partners in Place (PiP) model.
Our Partners in Place (PiP) model recognises that for many of our clients, a lawyer is not always the first person they turn to for legal help.
We know that people facing disadvantage are more likely to experience legal problems and often experience multiple legal problems at the same time.
We also know that targeted and integrated legal help, delivered at the right time and the earliest possible opportunity, can help resolve problems that can otherwise escalate, leading to more problems, greater disadvantage and higher costs.
Partnerships in action
We partner with 30+ community organisations and services in our catchment area to ensure those with the most need are connected to legal help. Our approach includes regular outreach at key service locations as well as warm referrals directly from workers. Our Partners in Place include:
- Better Health Network
- Sacred Heart Mission
- The Salvation Army
- Jewish Care
- Good Shepherd
- St Kilda Gatehouse
- Uniting
- Vincent Care
- Vixen
If you are working with one of our active partners and want to make a referral to Southside Justice, please use the online referral form.
“Our partnership with Southside justice has been integral to the work that we do at Women’s House: breaking down barriers to social inclusion and community participation.”
Read more about our community justice partnership with The Women’s House here.
