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    Tag:  Pisgah Legal

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    Local nonprofits talk climate impacts

    Posted on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 by Jessica Wakeman

    Uncertainty is a fact of life at nonprofits, especially with regard to funding. But local organizations are increasingly attuned to another uncertainty: how to prepare for the consequences that climate change will have on their work.

    3.4 K views+EnvironmentNewsNonprofits

    Restaurant employee challenges property group on prepaid lease

    Posted on June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Rachel Atkins was told she had to prepay a 12-month lease because of her job in the service industry. After an outpouring of comments on social media, the property was removed from the market.

    11.1 K views8Community NewsNews

    Affordable housing essay: How badly do we want it?

    Posted on August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 by Xpress Contributor

    “The solution to the affordable housing problem is political and community will.”

    10.0 K views14News
    Threading the maze: Local navigators help residents decipher health care law

    Threading the maze: Local navigators help residents decipher health care law

    Posted on December 4, 2013December 4, 2013 by David Forbes

    In this set of short pieces, Xpress looks at the efforts of local organizations and “navigators” to help residents get coverage under the new healthcare law, the reactions they’re seeing so far, information on how to connect with these services and on-the-ground perspectives from a couple of volunteer navigators.

    2.6 K views+Community News
    Java for Justice benefit events set for Feb. 22-24

    Java for Justice benefit events set for Feb. 22-24

    Posted on February 21, 2012February 21, 2012 by David Forbes

    Java for Justice, a joint effort between Pisgah Legal, the Van Winkle law firm, the Asheville Radio Group, and area coffee shops to raise funds for the legal aid nonprofit, begins today and lasts through Feb. 24, with Feb. 22 featuring a day of events.

    1.5 K views+Community News
    Pisgah Legal offers five ideas for “putting a dent in poverty in 2012”

    Pisgah Legal offers five ideas for “putting a dent in poverty in 2012”

    Posted on January 5, 2012April 6, 2014 by David Forbes

    In response to Xpress’ request for big ideas for 2012 from around the community, the team at Pisgah Legal, a local non-profit that offers aid and advocacy for low-income residents, offered five ideas for “putting a dent in poverty in 2012.”

    2.3 K views+Opinion
    Judge for yourselves in this court series

    Judge for yourselves in this court series

    Posted on April 11, 2007June 20, 2014 by Nelda Holder

    On any given weekday, some 3,500 people enter the Buncombe County Courthouse to participate—like it or not—in the North Carolina justice system. That system remains a mystery to many locals, but now there’s a cost-free opportunity to see how it all works. On three upcoming Thursday evenings, the courthouse will play host to “A Reality […]

    1.6 K views+Community NewsNews
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