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If you're a reporter researching a story on poverty--topics such as homelessness, Section 8, affordable housing, public benefits (like food stamps and TANF), expungement of nonviolent criminal records, public housing, Social Security, etc.--call HPRP: Joe Surkiewicz at 410/685-6589, ext. 12 or email jsurkiewicz@hprplaw.org to line up an interview with one of our expert attorneys.Hours & Info
Homeless Persons Representation Project
About HPRP
The Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc. (HPRP), founded in 1987 and separately incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1990, provides free legal services to and advocacy on behalf of a primarily Baltimore City-based population of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. HPRP’s mission is to end homelessness in Maryland by providing free legal services, including advice, counsel, education, representation and advocacy, for low-income persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Guided by a profound understanding of our clients’ barriers to accessing traditional legal services, HPRP staff and volunteers honor and accommodate these roadblocks by directly serving clients where they live, eat, and spend time. HPRP staff and volunteers meet with clients in the community – shelters, public benefit offices, soup kitchens, the streets, community meetings – and in the HPRP office. Direct representation informs broader-based systemic advocacy and impact litigation to address the root causes of homelessness.
Category Archives: National Housing Trust Fund
Historic: National Housing Trust Fund gets funded!
Yesterday, the U.S. made a major step toward ending homelessness and housing insecurity for extremely low-income people. Mel Watt, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, agreed to fund the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF), which will fund the development … Continue reading
Gov. O’Malley endorses the National Housing Trust Fund
March 24th, 2014 Annapolis, Md. – Governor Martin O’Malley today became the first governor in the nation to express support for the National Housing Trust Fund and to request that the Trust receive full funding. The Governor is joining Baltimore … Continue reading
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