Legal Aid/Personal Records/Banking
CASA de Maryland’s Legal Program
Founded in 1985, the nonprofit describes itself as “a group of passionate, community-conscious people working to organize, advocate for, and expand opportunities for Latino and immigrant people in the state of Maryland.” It does so by providing: employment placement; workforce development and training; health education; citizenship and legal services; and financial, language, and literacy training. Seeks legal justice for low-income Latinos
7978 New Hampshire Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(301) 431-4185
Maryland Legal Aid (Prince George’s County)
Maryland Legal Aid is a private, non-profit law firm that provides free, civil legal services to low-income people in Baltimore City and Maryland’s 23 counties from 12 offices and four District Court Self-Help Resource Centers. The firm handles cases involving a wide range of issues, including family, housing, government benefits, health care, education, employment, and consumer law.
8401 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 560-2101
Personal Records
How to get or replace personal records, birth certificate, social security card, driver’s license. Information here is for each state.
www.usa.gov/replace-vital-documents
Banking/Credit
Checking and Savings:
Q&A designed for transitioning youth on banking accounts:
www.michigan.gov/fyit/0,4585,7-240-44295-159398–,00.html
Expunging Criminal Record
Maryland Legal Aid (see above) can assist with the process of expunging one’s criminal record, which, in turn, will improve the chances of landing a job.
Maryland Legal Aid recommends the following website on expunging criminal record: