Timmins Lawyers Feed the Hungry
Timmins Lawyers Feed the Hungry launched May 25, 2019 preparing and serving meals for those vulnerable and hungry within the community. The increase in precarious employment combined with an aging population and rising cost of living results in the harsh reality that one in seven households can’t afford the basic necessities of life.
Operating out of Living Space, Timmins Lawyers Feed the Hungry provides a nutritious meal and warm welcome for those struggling to have enough to eat.
Brunch is served the last Saturday of each month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at 27 Cedar Street North.
Volunteers
Timmins Lawyers Feed the Hungry is spearheaded by a group of community volunteers:
- Deana DeGrâce, North Eastern Ontario Family & Children's Services
- Jacqueline Strybos, Barazutti Strybos LLP
- Kim Meunier
We invite all members of the legal and broader community to become involved in this rewarding program. For more information about how to get involved, email timminslawyersfeedthehungry@gmail.com.
Volunteer Spotlight
Deana DeGrâce
Deana obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2010. She worked as an in-house lawyer at the Children's Aid Society of the Region of Peel from 2012 to 2016 and was a Board member for Peel Aboriginal Network and Vita Centre for Pregnant and Parenting Youth.
Having moved to Timmins in August 2016 for a one year secondment with North Eastern Ontario Family and Children's Services (NEOFACS), she has been their ever since. Deane acts as Senior Counsel for both NEOFACS and Payukotayno James and Hudson Bay Family Services.
Deane is married to a lawyer who commutes back and forth from Toronto and has a 13-years-old who doesn't think that "grade school love is real".
Jacqueline Strybos
Jacqueline works at a local Timmins firm, Barazzutti & Strybos. She practices mainly family law, along with criminal law, real estate and wills. She received her law degree from the University of Windsor. During law school, she was an active volunteer at the community legal clinic and with the ProBono Canada and believes in contributing to her community and volunteering.
Jacqueline currently sits on the board of South Cochrane Addiction Services. She enjoys spending her free time hiking, reading and spending time with her dogs, Rose and Bear.
Volunteer relationship with Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program
The relationship between volunteers and the Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program (the Program) does not create a legally binding contract. The Program embraces volunteerism on the understanding that volunteer services are received at its sole discretion, and that any volunteer’s relationship with the Program may be terminated by either side at any time for any reason.
Supporters
Lawyers Feed the Hungry has been made possible by the support of a generous community of donors, sponsors and volunteers. So much more than just a “food program” the Program is about people, potential and our future as a caring community. You can help.
Your donation can help provide a meal to someone struggling to have enough to eat. Make Lawyers Feed the Hungry your charity of choice. Donate today.
For more information or to explore other ways you or your employer can support Timmins Lawyers Feed the Hungry, email timminslawyersfeedthehungry@gmail.com or call the Law Society Foundation toll free at 1.800.668.7380 extension 3412.
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