Loyola recognized by Maryland Legal Aid Justice Council for expungement clinics
麻豆精选 was awarded the Community Partner for Justice Award by the Maryland Legal Aid Justice Council and the Equal Justice Council at the 24th Annual Equal Justice Awards Breakfast on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
The award recognized Loyola鈥檚 support of three expungement clinics over the course of 2022 and 2023. Loyola partnered with Maryland Legal Aid to hold the expungement clinics at 5104 York Road in Baltimore, the location of Loyola鈥檚 Govans Farmers Market.
鈥淭he award we received today is a testament to the hard work of so many Loyola students and staff as well as the strong partnership we have developed with Maryland Legal Aid,鈥� said Matt Beverlin, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor of political science. 鈥淚n the years ahead, we鈥檒l continue our work as a university community to strengthen our bonds with our neighbors and work toward the ideal of equal justice.鈥�
Loyola students and attorneys who are alumni and friends of Loyola volunteered for the clinics, offering one-on-one assistance to participants, advising them on legal matters and preparing petitions on-site. Additionally, the clinic provided student volunteers an opportunity for service-learning, a critical part of Loyola鈥檚 mission and Jesuit, liberal arts education.
鈥淭his award represents the best of Loyola鈥檚 mission in action鈥攁 partnership with a high-impact nonprofit that created cross-campus collaborations, building on academic excellence in our arts and sciences areas while leveraging dedicated student, faculty, administrators, students, and alumni volunteers to the betterment of our York Road community,鈥� said Gia Grier McGinnis, Dr.PH., executive director of the Center for Community, Service, and Justice.
The three clinics resulted in more than a hundred clients aided, and more than 135 petitions were issued.