Legal Services
Baltimore Resettlement Center
3516 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
410-327-1885
Office Hours: M-F 9:00-5:00
Language(s): Spanish interpreators
Services Offered:
a furnished home
help with rent
health care
nutritious, affordable food
English language classes
help building job, computer & financial literacy skills
education for their children
social services and community support
legal services toward residency & citizenship
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/immigrants/(External Link)
430 South Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231
410-534-8015
Office Hours: M-F 8:30-5:00
Language(s): English & Spanish
Services Offered:
Immigration consultation services
Family-based petitions
Adjustment of Status
Immigrant visa processing
Naturalization and citizenship applications
Inadmissibility waiver applications
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA)
Cancellation of Removal
Trafficking, crime victim, and domestic violence-based immigration applications
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/immigrants/(External Link)
430 South Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231
410-534-8015
Office Hours: M-F 8:30-5:00
Language(s): English & Spanish
Services Offered:
Immigration consultation services
Family-based petitions
Adjustment of Status
Immigrant visa processing
Naturalization and citizenship applications
Inadmissibility waiver applications
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA)
Cancellation of Removal
Trafficking, crime victim, and domestic violence-based immigration applications
Centro de la Comunidad
3021 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, MD 21224
410-675-8906
Office Hours: M-Th, 9am - 5pm; Friday, 9am - 12pm (By appointment after 12pm)
Language(s): Spanish, English
Services Offered:
Housing Assistance, Health, Legal, Employment Assistance, Education, Medical assistance, WIC, ESOL, and immigration counseling
The Esperanza Center - "Centro Esperanza"
http://ccmd.pub30.convio.net/immigrants/(External Link)
430 S Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
410.522.2668
Office Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30
Language(s): Spanish speaking staff
Services Offered:
Community Avocacy, Employment Assistance, Translation, Healthcare Services
Immigration Legal Services
Public Justice Center
1 North Charles Street, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-625-9409
Office Hours: M-F 8:00-4:00
Language(s): Interpreters provided when needed
Services Offered:
Foster Children Lawsuit: LJ v. Massinga Proposed Settlement
Tenants
Prisoners
Homeless Children
Foster Children
Access to Health Care
Right to Counsel in Civil Cases
Immigrants
Workers
Appellate Advocacy
Legislative Advocacy
Chesapeake Center for Youth Development
301 E. Patapsco Ave.
Baltimore MD 21225
410 355-2612
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, morning, afternoon, and evenings
Language(s): English and Spanish
Services Offered:
Free therapy for Latino individuals, children, adolescents, couples, and families who have children attending schools in Brooklyn/Curtis Bay. Therapy is conducted in Spanish (or English if preferred) and addresses issues of anger, grief, loss, behavior in school/home, stress, trastornos, mental health, depression, violence, domestic violence, abuse, addiction, parent/child conflict, relationship satisfaction, recent immigrant separation/cultural related stress, and other related topics. Therapy also includes advocacy, referrals and resources for families from Mexico, Caribbean, Central & South America.
Baltimore Housing Authority
http://www.baltimorehousing.org/default.aspx(External Link)
417 E Fayette St, Suite 1339
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-396-3237
Office Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30
Language(s): Interpreters provided
Services Offered:
Housing Assistance, Public Housing, Rental Assistance
House of Ruth - Casa de Ruth
2201 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-889-7884.410-554-8480
Office Hours: 24-hour hotline
Language(s): Interpreters provided
Services Offered:
24 Hour Hotline
Community Advocates
Shelter
Legal Clinic
Counseling Services
Adelante Familia
Children & Youth Services
Teen Initiative
Community Outreach & Training
Advocacy
Abuser Intervention
Immigration Outreach Service Center, Inc. / St. Mathews Catholic Church
5401 Loch Raven Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21239
410-323-8564
Language(s): Interpreters provided
Services Offered:
citizenship, political asylum, social services, education, employment, and health care.
Legal Aid Bureau
500 E. Lexington St.,
Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 951-7777, (800) 999-8904
Office Hours: M-F 9:30am-3pm
Language(s): Interpreter phone line used
Services Offered:
A various of legal assistances.
Maryland Hispanic Bar Assn.
http://www.marylandhispanicbar.com/
25 West Middle Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(301) 762-8999
Office Hours: call for meeting times
Language(s): Spanish speakers on staff
Services Offered:
serve the public interest by cultivating the science of jurisprudence;
promote reform in the law and judicial procedure on behalf of the Hispanic/Latino community;
facilitate the administration of justice;
From left to right, Joe Morales, Bettina Guevara, Governor Martin O'Malley, Mayda Tsaknis and Abraham Carpio meet at the Governor's Cinco de Mayo Celebration on May 5, 2007.
foster respect of the law among Hispanics/Latinos;
advance the standards of the legal profession;
preserve the highest standards of integrity, honor, and professional courtesy among Hispanic/Latino attorneys and attorneys with an interest in issues affecting the Hispanic/Latino community;
establish close relationships among Hispanic/Latino attorneys;
Maryland Disability Law Center
1800 N. Charles St., 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
410 727- 6352
Office Hours: M - F, 9am -5pm
Language(s): English/Spanish on site and language line access
Services Offered:
Legal services to persons with disabilities
Cases regarding housing, transportation, Medicaid, Social Security law as it relates to persons with disabilities who are employed, Special Education, nursing home
Services to people with developmental disabilities
Maryland Senor Legal Helpline
http://mdjustice.org/node/629(External Link)
500 East Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
800-896-4213
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thur: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Language(s): English, Spanish
Services Offered:
Legal serives to Maryland residents over 60 years or older.
Public benefits
Medicare
Medical assistance
Long term care
Access to health care
Third-party decision making
Neglect
Exploitation
Landlord/Tenant
Home ownership
Utilities
Consumer problems
Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City
100 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5617
Office Hours: 9-5 p.m
Language(s): English - Spanish
Services Offered:
Victim Services, Court Escort, Referrals, Community Education, among other services
State's Attorney's Office for Baltimore
100 N. Calvert St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-396-5617
Office Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30
Language(s): Interpreters provided
Services Offered:
Legal services for citizens of Baltimore