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2021 Pro Bono Honor Roll
Download a copy of the 2021 Honor Roll The Mecklenburg Access to Justice Pro Bono Partners Program of Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy and Legal Aid of North Carolina-Charlotte is pleased to recognize our committed pro bono attorneys who donated at least 20 hours of service or closed three or more cases for our clients in 2020. Individuals with…
NC Extra Credit Grant Program
Feb. 16, 2021, Update: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed a COVID-19 relief bill that extends the deadline for parents to apply for $335 NC Extra Credit grants. The $335 checks are intended to offset parents’ virtual schooling and child-care costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were part of a previous…
Ready to file your 2020 tax return?
Here are five things to keep in mind this tax season: 1. The tax filing season is February 12th, 2021 through April 15th, 2021 The Internal Revenue Service announced that the nation’s tax season will start on Friday, February 12, 2021, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. The…
COVID Scams: 5 things to remember during the vaccine roll out
As North Carolinians begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, the NC Department of Justice is warning about an increase in vaccine-related scams. Here are five things to keep in mind as the vaccines are rolled out: Everyone who wants a vaccine can have one. Even if you don’t have health insurance, COVID-19 vaccine will be available for…
Biden Implements 100 Day Moratorium on Removal Proceedings
On inauguration day, the Biden Administration announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would “conduct a review of [all] policies and practices concerning immigration enforcement” to, among other things, “build fair and effective asylum procedures that respect human rights and due process.” Titled the “Pekoske Memo,” the announcement also requires DHS to provide recommendations…
Our Call to the Biden Administration on Inauguration Day
In his speech “The Other America,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. condemns consequences of a divided and inequitable society built from a long, tiring, and terrifying history of white supremacy and calls us to make “America one nation, Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” We have been given a precious and urgent moment to do so, which…
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