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Maps on
Purpose
Join the
Community Law Center for a Community Event and Reception held at
the Walter's Art Museum
Friday May 23, 2008 5:30 - 8pm
Highlandtown, Waverly, and Hamilton Hills /
Lauraville
maps consider neighborhood residents and how they see and shape
their own communities
Our Mission and
History
After 20 years, the
Community Law Center remains Baltimore’s only legal
services organization dedicated solely to strengthening
neighborhoods. Our mission is to
provide legal services and technical assistance to improve the
quality of life and economic viability of communities. We seek
partnerships with community organizers, nonprofit
housing developers, urban planners, educators, and law
enforcement agencies to realize each client’s strategic goals.
The Law Center uses the law and legal interventions to assist
community-based organizations in their neighborhood improvement
efforts. We accomplish this through six projects:
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The Pro Bono Project recruits
and supports approximately 200 volunteer lawyers who serve
community-based organizations and nonprofits throughout
Maryland.
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The Community Legal Services Project
provides pro bono general counsel for
community-based organizations in distressed Baltimore City
neighborhoods to address quality-of-life issues and improve
public safety.
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The Project to End Deceptive and Predatory Real
Estate Practices, through research,
regulatory enforcement, and policy change, prevents deceptive and
predatory real estate transactions, fraud, unfair mortgage loan
servicing, and predatory lending all of which lead to foreclosures,
family tragedies, and abandoned properties.
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The Real Estate Services Project
transfers vacant houses or those needing rehabilitation in Baltimore City and puts them back into
productive use.
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The Environmental Justice Project
provides pro bono legal assistance and advocacy to
give communities a voice in land use decisions and addresses the
environmental threats hindering community
revitalization efforts or endangering the health of the
neighborhoods.
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The Small Business Legal Services Project provides
reduced-rate, non-litigation legal services to small businesses
in distressed communities and to low- to moderate-income individuals
and nonprofits creating business ventures.
If you are unable to open links, email
mail@communitylaw.org
To add your neighborhood to our links
page
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The Community Law Center Website is
updated regularly. Please visit us often.
Last Updated:
April 2008 Community Law Center, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland
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