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Joe Surkiewicz: HPRP forum explores intersection of housing, health (access required)

BY: Joe Surkiewicz
POSTED: November 4, 2012
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The lawyers at the Homeless Persons Representation Project say there’s an important — but often overlooked — dimension to the problem of homelessness: health.

Disbarment follows neglect of pro bono cases (access required)

BY: Kristi Tousignant
POSTED: July 8, 2012
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Denese Dominguez was disbarred by the Court of Appeals in May.

Joe Surkiewicz: HPRP takes on youth homelessness (access required)

BY: Joe Surkiewicz
POSTED: January 2, 2012
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In September, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health confirmed what most homeless-services providers already feared was true: the number of homeless youths in Baltimore has increased significantly in the last two years. The report revealed that about 1,800 young people between the ages of 13 to 25 are homeless. But most distressing are [...]

UB Law’s Center on Applied Feminism goes global (access required)

BY: Joe Surkiewicz
POSTED: March 20, 2011
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While a wide abyss may separate the theoretical from the practical in some areas of the law, that’s not the case at the University of Baltimore’s Center on Applied Feminism, which keeps its feet firmly planted on the ground. “This center is an attempt to be a bridge between theory and practice — to bring [...]

University of Baltimore law students take the food stamp challenge (access required)

BY: Joe Surkiewicz
POSTED: December 12, 2010
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Some University of Baltimore law students inadvertently put one foot in the real world last fall when they signed up for the Law and Poverty Seminar. In addition to reading case law related to poverty, they were required to get face-to-face with the poor. Or stomach-to-stomach. While some volunteered at homeless shelters and worked on [...]

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Maryland Moment – Marking Memorial Day

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A “Field of Flags” was installed by residents of the Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville in preparation for Memorial Day. Each of the 500 flags was sponsored by a local business for $35, with proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project and the Charlestown Benevolent Care Fund. Photo submitted by Mel Tansill.

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