Anne Arundel County, 229 Hanover St., Annapolis, MD 21401; (410) 263-8330 (Annapolis), (410)269-0846 (Baltimore), (301) 2611956 (Washington), (800) 666-8330
Main Office, 500 E. Lexington St., Baltimore MD 21202; (410) 951-7777, (800) 999-8904
Cherry Hill Neighborhood Ctr., 606 Cherry Hill Rd., Balto., MD 21225; (410) 355-4223
Baltimore County, 29 W. Susquehanna Ave., Suite 305, Towson MD 21204; (410) 296-6705
Lower Eastern Shore (Wicomico, Dorchester, Worcester, Somerset), 111 High St., Salisbury MD 21801; (410) 546-5511, (800) 444-4099
Metropolitan Maryland (Prince George’s), 6811 Kenilworth Ave., Suite 500, Riverdale MD 20737; (301) 560-2100, (888) 215-5316
Metropolitan Maryland (Montgomery), 51 Monroe St., Suite 1200, Rockville MD 20850; (240) 314-0373, (888) 215-5316
Metropolitan Maryland (Howard), 3451 Court House Dr., Ellicott City MD 21043; (410) 480-1057
Midwestern Maryland (Frederick, Carroll & Washington), 22 S. Market St., Suite 11, Frederick MD 21701; (301) 694-7414, (800) 679-8813
Northeastern Maryland (Harford, Cecil), 5 N. Main St., Suite 200, Bel Air MD 21014; (410) 836-8202 (Harford), (410) 879-3755 (Baltimore), (800) 444-9529
Southern Maryland (Charles, St. Mary’s & Calvert), 15364 Prince Frederick Rd., Hughesville MD 20637; (301) 932-6661 (Charles), (301) 884-5935 (St. Mary’s), (410) 535-3278 (Calvert), (301) 843-5850 (D.C.)
Upper Eastern Shore (Queen Anne’s, Caroline, Kent & Talbot), Tred Avon Square, Suite 3, Easton MD 21601; (410) 763-9676, (800) 477-2543
Western Maryland (Allegany & Garrett), 110 Greene St., Cumberland MD 21502; (301) 777-7474, (866) 389-5243
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Services provided to low-income people include employment (getting illegally denied unemployment benefits and back pay and wages due), housing (preserving affordable housing, stopping illegal evictions from public and subsidized housing, advocating for the correction of substandard housing, preventing homelessness), income maintenance (helping those with disabilities avoid institutionalization, preserving or obtaining public benefits, overcoming denial of public benefits), juvenile (representing abused and neglected children), consumer (preventing foreclosure, helping homeowners bilked by foreclosure rescue scams, correcting credit ratings, stopping dept-collection activity, overcoming illegal or unfair sales contracts, avoiding utility terminations), health (helping sick children and the elderly get medical assistance, helping seniors get Medicaid assistance so they can live in their communities), family (making sure custodial parents don't lose custody of their children, helping abused women obtain custody, divorce and alimony), farmworkers (educating and representing farmworkers regarding their employment rights and educating service providers, government and the public about farmworkers' rights and needs), and education (helping children get special education services to which they are entitled, avoiding illegal or unfair school suspensions and obtaining correct school records).Pitch a Poverty Story to Your Editor.
Legal Aid is fielding a record number of calls from reporters. Suddenly, poverty is hot. Could it be it’s because so many middle-class people are slipping into poverty? Here’s why you should pitch your editor a poverty story: You’ll learn a lot about public benefits (such as food stamps, unemployment benefits and foreclosure prevention), meet some of our formidable experts…and gain expertise that could come in handy. Cynical? You bet. I used to be a reporter.Some Stats…
In 2011, Maryland Legal Aid helped 70,000 of our neediest citizens with their civil legal needs at no charge to them. Due to funding limitations, we are able to help only 20 percent of those who are financially eligible for our services.…More Stats
In 2012, Legal Aid's budget was $25 million. Funding sources include the Maryland Legal Services Corp., the Maryland Dept. of Human Resources, the Legal Services Corp., local governments and private donations.Meta
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