11/19/07

Organizations That Have Over-The-Telephone Interpretation Services

Some organizations listed here have access to Language Line, an over the phone interpretation service which allows the organization representative to speak with you in your native language through an interpreter. The service is capable of interpreting over 145 languages.   

Organizations Providing Legal Help
to Low and Moderate-Income People

General Types of Cases Handled -
Call to See if Your Case and Your Income Qualify You for Legal Help

Associated Catholic Charities of Baltimore

430 S. Broadway

Baltimore, MD 21231

410-534-8015

Providing low and no cost assistance in immigration matters for immigrants, refugees, and their families

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU )

2219 St. Paul Street

Baltimore, MD 21218

410-889-8555

Providing assistance in constitutional and civil rights cases (mostly free speech and racial discrimination)

Baltimore Neighborhoods (BNI, Inc.)

2217 St Paul Street

Baltimore, MD 21218

410-243-4400

Providing information and assistance to landlords and tenants

CASA de Maryland

310 Tulip Avenue

Takoma Park, MD 20912

301-270-0442

Providing immigration assistance,  employment and housing related legal services

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
438 Rhode Island Ave., NE

Washington, DC 20018

202-526-4100

Providing free representation in civil cases, as well as immigration legal services

Homeless Persons Representation Project

300 Cathedral Street, Suite 204

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-685-6589

Providing the homeless and those at risk of being homeless with legal help in obtaining benefits, shelter, housing, as well as providing help with some domestic issues

Legal Aid Bureau Offices

 

Anne Arundel County

229 Hanover Street

Annapolis, MD 21401

(410) 269-0846

Baltimore City

500 East Lexington Street

Baltimore, MD 21202     

410-539-5340

 

Baltimore County

29 W. Susquehanna Avenue
Suite 305

Towson, MD 21204

(410) 296-6705

 

Cherry Hill

2490 Giles Road

Baltimore, MD 21225

 

Lower Eastern Shore

111 High Street

Salisbury, MD 21801

(410) 546-5511

 

Metropolitan Maryland

6811 Kenilworth Avenue

Calvert Building, Suite 500

Riverdale, MD 20737

(301) 927-6800

 

Midwestern Maryland

203 Broadway Street

Frederick, MD 21701

(301) 694-7414

 

Northeastern Maryland

5 North Main Street

Suite 200

Bel Air, MD 21014

 

Southern Maryland

PO Box 249

Hughesville, MD 20637

(301) 932-6661

 

Upper Eastern Shore

114 S. Commerce Street

Centreville, MD 21617

 

Western Maryland

110 Greene Street

Cumberland, MD 21502

Providing legal help in civil cases.  Priorities include:

family law,

housing, 

income maintenance and government benefits, and 

consumer law.

Law Foundation of Prince George's County

5303 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 200

Hyattsville, MD 20781

301-864-8354

Providing referrals and a pro se clinic.  Priorities include: small claims, domestic violence, family law, bankruptcy, landlord and tenant disputes.

Maryland Disability Law Center

1800 N. Charles Street, Suite 204

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-234-2791

Providing legal services to the disabled in cases related to their disability

Public Justice Center

500 E. Lexington Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

410-625-9409

Providing assistance in matters dealing with housing, workers' rights, and civil rights

St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center                            

321 East 25th Street          

Baltimore, MD 21218

410-366-8550

Providing legal assistance for buying and sharing housing, as well as, helping homeowners keep their homes

University of Maryland / HIV Program               

500 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-706-8340

Law students providing legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS for problems related to their illness

Women's Law Center      

305 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 201

Towson, MD 21204

410-321-8761

Providing legal help for women and children for free or on a sliding scale
House of Ruth

410-554-8463

Providing individual and group counseling to victims and their children and free legal representation, as well as a 24 hour crisis hotline
Domestic Violence Center of Howard County

410-997-0304

Providing crisis intervention for battered women, men and their children through emergency and transitional shelter, legal assistance, community education, support groups, a 24 hour hotline, and counseling for victims, children, and abusers
Heartly House

301-662-8800

Providing services for survivors of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, child abuse, and incest.  services include: 24-hour crisis hotline, individual and group counseling, crisis shelter, legal advocacy, community outreach, and counseling for abusers through and Abuser Intervention Program (AIP)
Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence

800-927-4673

Providing a 24-hour hotline for emergency counseling and referrals, crisis intervention, counseling, shelter, and legal assistance

Source: Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN)

Last date of review June 25, 2002 (MLAN/AJ)