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PBRC is Now Hiring!

Join our growing PBRC team at this vital moment in the organization's history! As we continue to expand our services and respond to pressing legal needs, PBRC is hiring for positions to assist low-income Marylanders seeking legal services.

There are currently positions open as a Database and Systems Administrator, Staff Attorney, HR Administrator, and Volunteer Manager.

View the full job description, including salary ranges, and apply today!

Donate to PBRC This Giving Tuesday

Mark your calendars on December 3, 2024, for Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday is a global giving movement unleashing the power of radical generosity, encouraging people worldwide to help others. This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking you to help us reach our goal of raising $10,000 in support of access to justice. With your compassion, we can uplift our neighbors in their moment of need and provide hope to those in the community who face insurmountable odds.

Donating to PBRC Can Help Double Your Donation and Your Impact

This year, a gift of over $500, in addition to impacting the lives of thousands, is eligible to receive a 50% state tax credit through the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program. In other words, with the tax credit you can DOUBLE your gift without any additional cost!  

To qualify, submit the application and donate a minimum of $500 by cash, check, or credit card by December 31. You can either add to your previous donation from this year or make a one-time gift.

2023 Annual Report

We are pleased to announce that our 2023 Annual Report is now online.

PBRC in the News

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Allison Harris, Director of PBRC's Home Preservation Project, was interviewed and featured on WYPR’s “On the Record” with Sheilah Kast.

"Housing advocates are critical of the tax sale, calling it a predatory system that harms Maryland homeowners and renters and disproportionately impacts majority-Black neighborhoods.

Listen now to learn more about Maryland's controversial tax sale system and how it unjustly affects Black and brown residents.

PBRC in the News

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Katie Davis, Director of PBRC's Courtroom Advocacy Project, discussed with The Baltimore Banner the potential ramifications of the Tenant Safety Act of 2024 if it were to pass this legislative session.

 

Read more about how this bill has the potential to empower renters to advocate for better housing conditions.

Unmet Need

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There are only 1.49 lawyers for every 10,000 low-income people in Maryland.

A Community of Volunteers

PBRC connects lawyers and others with the purpose of serving those in need.

Learn more about how you can help.

Impacting Neighborhoods

Learn how PBRC is saving homes, helping families, and stabilizing communities.

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Who We Are

PBRC is Maryland’s hub for pro bono (free) civil legal assistance provided by volunteers. Equal access to justice is a core value of our nation, yet hundreds of thousands of our state’s residents cannot afford the legal help they desperately need and have no legal guarantee of a lawyer. As the pro bono arm of the Maryland State Bar Association, PBRC plays a unique role as the training, support, innovation, and advocacy center for pro bono. Our statewide services include:

  • Offering a professional training and mentoring program with both substantive law and skills building sessions enabling lawyers and others to effectively serve clients
  • Consulting and connecting volunteers with legal nonprofits across Maryland
  • Hosting innovative, free legal clinics in the courthouse and community offering immediate legal assistance to low-income families in areas of critical need not yet addressed by other organizations
  • Advocating and organizing to encourage pro bono service and improve the justice system for the communities we serve

 

Together, our community of lawyers with purpose is opening the doors of justice for everyone.

PBRC's mission is to champion equitable access to justice for Maryland's marginalized communities by providing legal help, pioneering collaboration with partners, and advocating for economic and social justice.