Power of Attorney & Standby Guardianship Training

When
29 May 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
Hampstead Hill Academy, 500 S Linwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224

Registration

Training Participant

The Latino Providers Network (LPN) is proud to partner with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service to host a training on Power of Attorney & Standby Guardianship.

Power of Attorney – In Maryland, this is a legal document that allows an individual to grant another person authority to act on their behalf for a variety of matters, including financial, business, and healthcare.
Standby Guardianship – In Maryland, this is a legal arrangement in which parents designate another individual to care for their children, in the event that the parents become unable to do so themselves.

Many LPN members have expressed the need to understand these processes better so that we can better support our clients and the community in light of the fear and reality of increased immigration enforcement.

The purpose of this training is to provide professionals and volunteers with the information and tools they need to:

Understand how Power of Attorney and Standby Guardianship work in Maryland
Learn how to help community members fill out the forms
Know where to refer community members with complex situations for legal advice and assistance

The training will be presented by Steven Kappen, Esq., of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.

The intended audience is:

Those who already work with immigrant clients / community (ex: case managers, school coordinators, social workers, community advocates, etc.)
Those who are interested in doing more to help this community

**At this time, LPN has not planned any opportunities for volunteers to put the skills from this training into practice. However, we will make a list of those who are interested in volunteering at future opportunities, should they be planned, and share this list should any community organizations need volunteer support.