The Public Justice Center (PJC) is a Baltimore-based public interest law organization founded in 1985 that uses litigation, policy advocacy, community partnership, and direct legal services to challenge poverty, advance racial equity, and secure systemic reforms in housing, employment, benefits, education, and criminal justice.
Tenant and housing stability (eviction prevention, right to counsel), workers' rights and wage theft enforcement, access to public benefits and health care, immigrant rights, school discipline and education stability, prisoners' rights and criminal justice reform, racial equity and anti-discrimination policy reforms
Primarily philanthropic funding from foundation grants and individual donors, supplemented by public grants and fee-for-service or contract revenue where applicable
National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, Shriver Center on Poverty Law, Maryland Legal Aid, ACLU of Maryland, local community organizing groups and pro bono law firm partners
Non-profit public interest law center (501(c)(3))
