Offices and Statewide Projects
LANC provides legal services to eligible clients in geographically
located offices throughout North Carolina
and through special, Statewide
Projects.
Local Offices
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Select a county or city for local office information.
Statewide Projects
Legal Aid of North Carolina also operates six statewide projects that
focus on special areas of the law.
Advocates for Children’s
Services (ACS)
...provides free legal representation for children who are in need of medical,
psychiatric, special education and foster care/adoption services to
which they are entitled under state and federal law. (Office in Durham)
Battered Immigrant Project (BIP)
...provides comprehensive and culturally appropriate
legal services to battered immigrants across the state
of North Carolina, such as legal assistance with
domestic violence protective orders, family law issues,
public benefits and immigration Issues.
(Offices in Charlotte and Raleigh)
Domestic Violence Prevention
Initiative (DVPI)
...provides legal assistance to battered women and/or domestic violence
victims and strives to strengthen the working relationships between
legal services and domestic violence programs throughout the state.
(DVPI attorneys are located in LANC offices across state.)
Environmental
Poverty Law Project (EPLP)
...provides free legal representation to low-income residents of North
Carolina on environmental issues.
(Office in Greensboro)
Farmworker Unit
(FWU)
(
División para los Trabajodores AgrÃcolas)
...provides free legal assistance to migrant workers who are working
in North Carolina.
(Office in Raleigh)
Mortgage Foreclosure
(Prevention) Project (MFP)
...provides quality legal representation in foreclosure actions
involving low-income families who live in North
Carolina. The MFP team members are located in various LANC offices
and act on referrals from Legal Aid of North Carolina
offices and community organizations throughout North Carolina.
Senior
Law Project (SLP)
...specifically serves clients that are 60 years of age or
older. Special priority is given to the population consisting
of those seniors with the greatest economic or social need; however,
clients who are age 60 or older are exempt from income limitations
and eligible for our services.
Mission Statement
Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that
provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in
order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers
to economic opportunity.
Disclaimer
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purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Please contact
your Legal Aid of North Carolina office or a private attorney if you need to speak
to an attorney regarding your particular situation. See our complete
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