Association for the Public Defender
The Association for the Public Defender of Maryland was created to support the activities of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD), an independent state agency that provides legal representation to indigent defendants throughout the state. This grant provides matching funds for an AmeriCorps volunteer who will be placed at OPD in Baltimore City to develop a routinized process for public defenders to include expungement petitions into their process for closing a case. The project year will focus on a pilot cohort of public defenders to develop, implement, and refine a process that can be replicated throughout Baltimore City and ultimately OPD offices statewide.
Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition
In support of legislative and community efforts to establish the implementation of safe consumption sites in Baltimore City.
University of Baltimore Foundation
In support of the Pretrial Justice Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
TurnAround, Inc.
In support of operating expenses to provide outreach, support services, emergency shelter, and transitional housing for Baltimore City victims of sex trafficking and their children.
Marian House, Inc.
In support of providing transitional, supportive housing for homeless women and children.