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The Peer-to-Peer MVA Mentoring ProgramA Program through the Office of the Public Defender
Mission Statement
• The Peer-to-Peer MVA Mentoring Program was created by the Office of the Public Defender to assist our clients in obtaining licenses through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. Our purpose is to provide individualized instruction to help clients zealously prepare for the knowledge test and to assist in various motor vehicle related issues.
A Maryland Driver’s License
• Documentation
• Jobs
• Education
• Child Care
A Drop in Licensed Drivers• “The number of 16-year-olds who received Maryland
licenses fell from 21,700 in 1995 to 6,000 in 2012” –Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Public Transportation
Cost• Car• Gas• Driving School
Electronic Communication “Just didn’t get around to it”
A Drop in Licensed Drivers• Timing of Driver’s License Acquisition and Reasons for
Delay among Young People in the United States Study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety• Household Income:• <$20k/year: 25% licensed by 18• >$100k/year: 79% licensed by 18
• Race:• Non-Hispanic white: 67% licensed by 18• Non-Hispanic black: 37% licensed by 18• Hispanic: 29% licensed by 18
About UsRemove barriers to
obtaining a driver’s license
Navigate Administrative Process
MVA
Child Support
Personalized Instruction
Driving Manual
Practice Tests
Breakdown
Phone Calls
Face to Face
Research
Success Story:Steven
• Charge: Driving on a Suspended License• Suspended for Child Support• Truck impounded at Pulaski
Success Story:Andrew• Charge: Driving without a License• Disposition: PBJ-6 months, unsupervised;
$480 fine waived
Success Story:Sonya
• Charge: Driving without a License• Outcome: Postponed until October
Current Projects• Drafting letter to the MVA on question logic• Scanning tests• Marking questions
• Calling local driving schools to ask about discounted rates for low-income students
Future Goals• Developing a structured guide for future interns• Written document
• Staffing the program for the rest of the year• Club at Loyola University Maryland
Thank You!