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From homelessness to hope: UPDATE

AE

Jen Nathan Orris | 9 days ago

Last year Xpress profiled Patrick Littlejohn, a formerly homeless composer who pulled himself out of poverty through music. He recently received a full scholarship to the Practical Schillinger School of Music. Photos by Rich Orris.

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Putting numbers to Asheville's housing crunch

NEWS

David Forbes | 26 days ago

It's commonly said that housing's hard to find in Asheville. Numbers from the U.S. Census and elsewhere shine a light on exactly how hard.

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Local religious leaders will gather May 20 to protest state laws' impact on poor, minorities

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David Forbes | 05/16/2013

Local religious leaders will gather in front of the Buncombe County Courthouse May 20 to protest the impacts of state legislation on low-income and minority citizens.

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Crowd shows up to object to Progress rate hike

NEWS

David Forbes | 03/06/2013

At a five-hour hearing conducted by the North Carolina Utilities Commission last night, every speaker except those representing the Council of Independent Business Owners and Biltmore Farms objected to rate hikes proposed by Progress Energy. The speakers' reasons for opposition ranged from the impact of the rate increases on the working poor to projected environmental damage. Photo by Max Cooper

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Post-recession Buncombe still struggling, local poverty rates surpass state and national average

NEWS

Caitlin Byrd | 02/27/2013

After sharing 42 slides worth of charts, data and graphs, an independent economic consultant speaking to local doctors, health advocates, politicians and board members at the Feb. 22 meeting of the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services made a conclusion: Though the recession started five years ago, the numbers show that Buncombe County still has "a ways to go." Highlights of the presentation, along with the full presentation, can be found in this post. (Slide image courtesy of SYNEVA Economics)

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After President Obama's gone: what the national media missed about Asheville

STAFF BLOGS

David Forbes | 02/16/2013

After President Barack Obama's visit earlier this week, an inevitable outpouring of attention from the national media followed. Here's the facts — harsher and more fascinating — that they missed. Photo by Max Cooper.

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How do the poor eat well down here?

LETTERS

Aurel Peterson | 02/12/2013

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Give and take at The Family Resource Center at Emma

AE

Jen Nathan Orris | 11/18/2012

Pat LaPier, president of the Buncombe County Foster Care Association, is in a unique position. She donates her time to the community and also receives services from Children First/Communities In Schools Family Resource Center at Emma. Jodi Ford of Children First/Communities In Schools tells her story. Photos by Jodi Ford.

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Author Peter Edelman will speak at Pisgah Legal's poverty forum Oct. 24

BLOGWIRE

David Forbes | 10/01/2012

Anti-poverty advocate Peter Edelman, author of "So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America" will be the keynote speaker at Pisgah Legal Service's second annual Poverty Forum, held Oct. 26 in the Diana Wortham Theatre.

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N.C. families still reeling from great recession – infographic from N.C. Justice Center

NEWS

Bill Rhodes | 09/27/2012

High Poverty Levels Resistant to Economic Recovery - Families Still Reeling from the Great Recession (infographic from N.C. Justice Center)

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Author discusses welfare, poverty April 20

David Forbes | 03/25/2013

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NC News Service: Community Action Association study explores solutions to poverty

Margaret Williams | 02/13/2013

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Nearly 1.7 million North Carolinians lived in poverty last year, NC Justice Center reports

Margaret Williams | 09/21/2012

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Free "Super Summer Meals" available to all Buncombe kids

Jake Frankel | 06/18/2012

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Morganton-based program receives five-year grant, will be demonstration model for fighting poverty

Caitlin Byrd | 06/07/2012

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ACT: Low-, middle-income residents challenged to find affordable rents in Buncombe

Margaret Williams | 03/18/2012

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Asheville Citizen-Times studies one family's struggle with food insecurity

Margaret Williams | 03/18/2012

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Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry seeks volunteers to help young parents

Megan Dombroski | 02/26/2012

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Local coffee shops host Java for Justice event

Jake Frankel | 02/14/2012

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New program available for young local parents

Caitlin Byrd | 02/09/2012

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