From the Desk of Former Mayor Malinda Miles

It has been two years since I decided to remove myself from the political scene in Mount Rainier, MD, Prince George's County, and the State of Maryland. Holding the lofty position of Mayor was such a great honor, but as the years flew by, I realized that it was time to do something else -- get a life.! I did, and still continue to provide resources to the residents through The Front Porch Ministries (TFPM). Real people pass through The Front Porch Ministries weekly. LIFE is good.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Remembering Prisoners Aid Association of MD, Inc. (PAA)

Nneka Barnes, I thought about you and our long drives home from Prisoners Aid Association of MD, Inc. while listening to this song this morning from work so many years ago.

That WOW album kept us going many a days and nights while working with and praying for ex-offenders, their children, and families. We wore that album out, and it kept ME sane. So much misery. So much pain.. but so much joy and satisfaction from the work. OUR results were fantastic, and many of our clients are still in touch with me today.

Nneka Barnes, we had an awesome staff, Michael Brown, Aaron Barnett, Lasharon Loney, David Kressin, and so many more. THANK YOU to God and to the people He surrounded us with to help so many of those in need.

I will always think of Baltimore, MD as the City of services for those in need (even with all of the experiments that are done on unsuspecting people for the money). I will also NEVER forget watching first-hand the drug epidemic ravishing the City's Black inhabitants. I will always remember the rampant AIDS/HIV epidemic and the victims that it left in its wake.

Through all of that, the STAFF of Prisoners Aid Association of MD, Inc. (PAA) ran an emergency shelter for men and women; transitional housing, and eighty-five (85) Shelter Plus Care home throughout the Baltimore area with a recidivism rate of less than seven (7) percent. At our peak, we were serving more than 2,000 clients a year.

When I look back, I wonder how did we do all of what we did with so little.

Remember the eighteen wheeler trucks packed with toys, clothes, coats and many other gifts for the community that we distributed on Christmas Eve EVERY year to make sure that our families were WELL taken care of as well as the ENTIRE neighborhood! I made all six grandchildren work with us until twelve o'clock midnight handing out gifts, fruit, and other goodies.

Do not forget the annual award ceremonies.

ONLY God could have ordered our steps to accomplish what we did over the years.

Thank you all for the memories.

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Mayor Malinda Miles

As a long-time resident of Mount Rainier and a homeowner, it is important to me that municipal government be inclusive of all of its residents. It is equally important that information be communicated through all possible channel so that residents can get involved. It is also important for residents to volunteer and serve on committees, commissions, boards and task forces. I truly believe that municipal government is the government closes to the people, and as such should be easily accessible. This BLOG is another effort to reach out to the residents of Mount Rainier.