Maryland
About Our Chapter
CARE Maryland is supported by volunteers committed to helping schools, community organizations, and others provide meaningful financial literacy training to young people and their families. Care Maryland brings preventative education about the abuse of credit to high schools and youth groups throughout Maryland. Its volunteer presenters are current bankruptcy judges sitting in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland and some of the nation’s premier bankruptcy and commercial attorneys as well as financial restructuring professionals. They offer students and other young adults the opportunity to benefit from their knowledge, experience and professionalism.
CARE's Maryland Chapter in Action
Excerpt from Blog Post by Tammy Hettinger on recent presentation
by the CARE Maryland volunteers
How CARE Makes An Impact
From New York to Virginia to Kentucky to Illinois to Arizona and California, CARE chapters are reaching out in their communities and making connections that transform lives. Thousands of CARE volunteers give their time and share their expertise to support our nation’s schools and help educate our youth so they can make smart financial decisions. Moreover, CARE makes an impact through the voices and perspectives of local community leaders sharing real-world examples about personal finances.
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I recently joined Mr. John Yoho’s class at Brunswick High School in Brunswick, Maryland with volunteers from CARE’s Maryland’s Chapter. We arrived for an early 7:30 am class and CARE volunteers Jeanne Crouse and Terri Lowery were ready to share our presentation on The Road to Financial Independence. This course is the third and final one in a series that covers everything from budgeting to the truth about credit. Over the past three weeks, students discussed the difference between a need and a want, how to responsibly use credit cards and how to pay for college.
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CARE volunteers Terri and Jeanne used the basics of managing money to share personal experiences managing their own money as well as lessons learned from their work in the bankruptcy field. Terri shared with the class how easy it is to get off track. She mentioned that she works with an individual who makes $36,000 a year but has over $80,000 in credit card debt. And this individual is not alone. Terri and Jeanne told the class that every day they meet people in crisis because they did not have a plan or roadmap to help them guide the way.
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With these real-life examples, CARE volunteers bring the lessons to life to help reach kids like those in Mr. Yoho’s class. In the months ahead, I look forward to sharing more about how CARE makes an impact and how you can get involved.
Advisory Members & Active Volunteers
* Designates an active volunteer who has recently done a CARE Maryland presentation or worked a CARE Maryland event
Hon. Nancy Alquist
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Baltimore, Maryland
Jeanne Crouse*
Office of the U.S. Trustee
Greenbelt, MD
Anthony Davis*
Maryland Legal Aid
Baltimore, MD
Marguerite Devoll
Watt Teider Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
Washington, DC
Kristin Eustis Siracusa
Miles & Stockbridge
Baltimore, MD
Kim Goodwin-Maigetter*
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Baltimore, MD
Robert Grossbart
Grossbart Law
Baltimore, MD
Hon. Michelle Harner*
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Baltimore, MD
Amy Hennen*
Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Services
Baltimore, MD
Patricia Jefferson
Miles & Stockbridge
Baltimore, MD
Thomas Kearns
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Baltimore, MD
Emily Lamasa*
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Baltimore, MD
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Hon. Wendelin Lipp
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Greenbelt, MD
Richard London
Richard D. London & Associates
Silver Spring, MD
Terri Lowery*
Trozzo Lowery Weston
Cumberland, MD
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Mark Neal*
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Baltimore, MD
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Craig Palik
McNamee Hosea
Greenbelt, MD
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Hon. Lori Simpson
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Greenbelt, MD
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Bill Steinwedel
Maryland Legal Aid
Baltimore, MD
Lisa Stevens*
Yumkas, Vidmar, Sweeney & Mulrenin, LLC
Annapolis, MD
Kim Stoker
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Baltimore, MD
Richard Stolker
Upton Law, LLC
Rockville, MD
Richard Wills
Open Mortgage
Bethesda, MD
Abby Zalis*
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Baltimore, MD