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The latest news from Legal Aid of North Carolina.

Media Contact

Sean Driscoll
Director of Public Relations
919-856-2132

seand@legalaidnc.org

Media Releases

• 4 Legal Aid Unit Honored for Defending Families from Foreclosure
       (May 20, 2013)
• 4 Youth Justice Advocates Reject Excessively Punitive Measures, Call for
        Research-Based Approach to Ensuring Safe and Fair Schools
       (May 7, 2013)
• 4 State Funding Cuts Endanger Domestic Violence Victims,
       Deny Legal Help to Others in Need
       (April 30, 2013)
• 4 Durham Public Schools Punish Black Students and Students with
       Disabilities at Higher Rates than Peers
       (April 16, 2013)
• 4 Legal Aid of North Carolina Opens Branch Office in Richmond County
       (April 10, 2013)
• 4 Language Assistance Plan Announced to Resolve Civil Rights
       Complaint, Advocacy Groups Urge Strict Adherence to Important
       Reforms
       (March 13, 2013)
• 4 Free Preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney for Low-Income
       And Elderly Residents Of Greene, Halifax, Pitt Counties
       (February 20, 2013)
• 4 Advocates for Children’s Services and the Wake County Public School
       System Reach Settlement Agreement to Improve Services for Students
       With Disabilities
       (January 24, 2013)
• 4 Farmworkers Illegally Denied Access to Legal Aid, Other Services,
       Says Complaint to U.N.
       (December 13, 2012)
• 4 Celia Pistolis Receives Distinguished Alumni Award from UNC Law
       (September 28, 2012)
• 4 Legal Aid to Celebrate History of Service in Winston-Salem
       (September 17, 2012)
• 4 Legal Aid Fellows to Tackle Rural Poverty in Richmond County
       (September 6, 2012)
• 4 Lawsuit Says State Illegally Denied Special Education Services
       To Children in Private Psychiatric Facilities (August 9, 2012)
• 4 Complaint Reveals Wake County Schools Continue to Violate Rights of
       Students with Disabilities (July 19, 2012)
• 4 U.S. Department of Education to Investigate Discrimination Against
       Latino Students in Wake County Public School System  (July 5, 2012)
• 4 Advocacy Groups File Complaint Against Wake County Public School
       System to Stop Discrimination Against Latino Students  (June 12, 2012)
• 4 Womble Carlyle and Legal Aid Team Up to Assist Hurricane Irene
        Victims (May 8, 2012)
• 4 Advocacy Groups Demand Wake County Public School System Stop
       Discrimination Against Latino Students  (May 8, 2012)
• 4 Large Law Firms Step Up to Support Legal Aid  (May 1, 2012)
• 4 A Life-Saving Victory for a Legal Aid Client  (February 16, 2012)
• 4 Legal Aid of NC reopens at new location at 607 Broad Street in New
       Bern (September 14, 2011)
  
  
• 4 Wake County Public Schools violate State, Federal law
       (August 8, 2011)
• 4 Legal Aid of NC to close offices, reduce staff and services, affecting
       thousands in NC (August 5, 2011)
   
• 4 Celeste Harris named Chair of the Board of Directors of
       Legal Aid of NC (June 21, 2011)
   
• 4 Legal Aid of NC to present Kearney Summer Family Series
       in Henderson (June 14, 2011)
   
• 4 Legal Aid of NC to move to new office in New Bern
       (June 3, 2011)
   
• 4 E. Spencer Parris elected to Board of Directors of Legal Aid of NC
       (March 29, 2011)
   
• 4 Cristina Fernandez elected to Board of Directors of Legal Aid of NC
       (March 29, 2011)
   
• 4 Legal Aid of NC and UNC School of Law to offer free
       will and tax clinic in Kinston on March 9
       (March 1, 2011)
   
  
• 4 Legal Aid of NC and UNC School of Law to offer free
       will and tax clinics in Halifax County on March 8
       (March 1, 2011)
   
  
• 4 Legal Aid of NC and UNC School of Law to offer free
       will and tax clinic in Rocky Mount on March 7
       (March 1, 2011)
   
• 4 New report sheds light on law enforcement officers in Wake County
       Schools (February 3, 2011)
   
• 4 Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation continues funding of Home Defense
       Project in North Carolina (January 24, 2011)
   
• 4 Legal Aid of NC adds attorneys in Fayetteville office
       (January 21, 2011)
   
• 4 Toni Pinkston named managing attorney of Legal Aid of NC’s
       Fayetteville office (January 21, 2011)
   

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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.