The Baltimore Banner published a cover story written by Brenda Wintrode featuring the new cannabis law and what it will mean for expungements. MVLS’ Workforce Development Manager, Chris Sweeney is quoted below.
Tag: Antiracism
“Baltimore native helps families through unique calling: Untangling tangled titles” Article Published by The Daily Record
The Maryland Daily Record published a cover story featuring the critical work, and impact of MVLS Tangled-Title Attorney, Tim Chance.
Tangled titles happen when a person has a legal interest in a home in which they live, but their name is not on the deed. They might be paying the mortgage, property taxes and utilities, but are not seen as the legal owner by the state of Maryland. “It’s a nationwide issue, and we see a lot of it particularly in Baltimore City where a home has been with a family for decades and passed from one generation to the next,”
Tim Chance
“Anti Racism Efforts in a Small Shop” Article Published by the MIE Journal
The Management Innovation Excellence for Legal Aid Journal published MVLS Executive Director Susan Francis’ article about implementing anti racist policies at MVLS in their Spring 2022 issue.
“I am sharing our story because I think those of us working in small organizations can let legitimate barriers (little resources, few staff, overwhelming workloads) get in the way of our commitment and progress towards intentionally dismantling our own internal processes and structures that perpetuate white supremacy culture within and outside of our organizations.”
Susan Francis
If you are an MIE Member, you can read the full article, which includes practical takeaways about updating internal processes here: