Our Story
The Community Peer Justice Project (CPJP) was created to support individuals with current and past justice involvement through compassionate support, access to care, and system navigation. Developed under the Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC), this project responds to the growing need for peer-led reentry, risk-reduction, and behavioral health support within Baltimore City, with connections across Maryland.
Every year, people returning from incarceration face overwhelming barriers—housing instability, lack of healthcare access, stigma, unemployment, and disconnection from family and community.
CPJP was built to address these challenges through a holistic, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approach.
Our Approach
We center lived experience, community voice, and trauma-informed care to guide individuals through reentry, care access, and ongoing support. Our Peer Specialists help reduce stigma, increase engagement, and aim to lower recidivism by creating safer, more supportive pathways to healing and recovery.
Care Commitments
OUR MISSION
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To create a recovery-centered pathway for reentry that fosters healing, stability, empowerment, and long-term wellness for every individual we serve.
OUR VISION
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To support justice-involved individuals through peer-led guidance, leveraging lived experience to provide meaningful reentry, recovery, and wellness support.
Core Values
Integrity
Equity
Inclusivity
Equality
Diversity
Excellence
Join Us in Building Pathways to Healing
We believe in community-driven change. Together—with partners, advocates, families, and lived-experience leaders—we can build safer, stronger, and more resilient communities across Maryland.
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An initiative provided by the Maryland Peer Advisory Council
“Together, we can make a difference”
Direct Line: 443.357.6722(MPAC)
Email Address: admin@mpacmd.org
Website: www.communitypeerjusticeproject.com
