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Housing Justice Program

Evictions have a disproportionate effect on communities of color, women, and children. Without access to safe and stable housing, individuals and families can face a variety of negative outcomes, including economic hardships and health problems.

The Equal Justice Works Housing Justice Program mobilizes cohorts of lawyers and community organizers Fellows to serve low-income individuals who are currently or at risk of experiencing housing instability and involuntary displacement, particularly due to eviction. Current target areas for the Housing Justice Program are Maryland and South Carolina.

Participating organizations host lawyers and community organizers serving in two-year fellowships to be part of a coordinated initiative to address the justice gap in target areas. To meet the needs of low-income individuals and families facing evictions and/or other manifestations of housing instability, Housing Justice Fellows, who may be lawyers or community organizers, work together to:

Provide legal advice, referrals, and full representation for tenants in eviction proceedings;
Engage in outreach and education activities;
Collaborate with community partners to address systematic barriers that contribute to housing instability.

Fellows also have opportunities to learn from successful collaborative legal models in other states that are working to provide counsel for individuals facing eviction and reducing systemic barriers.

The Housing Justice Program is made possible thanks to the support of Maryland Legal Services Corporation, The JPB Foundation, and the South Carolina Bar Foundation.

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Equal Justice Works is reopening the application for the Housing Justice Program RFP No. HJP-24A09 for Maryland-based attorney Fellow positions only.

The attorney Fellow positions available must comply with the Access to Counsel in Evictions statute (Md. Code, Real Property § 8-901 et seq.). As a result, they can only provide representation to covered individuals in judicial or administrative proceedings to evict or terminate the tenancy or housing subsidy. Additionally, these Fellows may dedicate a portion of their time to outreach and education related to tenant rights in Maryland. 

The RFP will remain open and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until subaward funds are fully allocated. Fellows will serve for two years, beginning no later than December 1, 2024, and ending no later than 24 months after the Fellow’s start date.