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The number of families Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy serves each year through individual representation in the Charlotte area.
The number of Mecklenburg County residents who are eligible for our services and in need of legal assistance but unable to afford private lawyers.
The number of adults and children we who received free legal screenings in the Charlotte Immigration Court last year, helping them prepare for court proceedings when they cannot find or afford representation.
The amount of money Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy receives from the Legal Services Corporation. We gave up this funding to continue our committed advocacy work and service to vulnerable populations.
The amount of financial benefits earned on behalf of clients through our assistance last year.
The amount of money that goes back into North Carolina’s economy for every dollar invested in legal aid providers like Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy.
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Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy protects the fundamental rights of all people, using litigation and advocacy to enact policy changes at the state and national level to improve outcomes and ensure fairness under the law.
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Action Alert: New HUD Proposal Would Roll-Back Fair Housing Protections, Enable Discrimination
Joint statement with the N.C. Justice Center This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a notice of proposed rulemaking to substantially change its existing rule on “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH),” an important civil rights regulation implementing the Fair Housing Act. The NC Justice Center (NCJC) and Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy…
Then & Now: A Decade of Justice
In 2010 … Charlotte was recovering from the Great Recession, which had destabilized thousands of people through job and home loss that eroded financial security. As a result, Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy saw the overall community need for legal assistance increase by 15%, including an overwhelming need from families facing foreclosure. The Recession’s effects…
Standing in the Gap
Boris “Bluz” Rogers composed and performed this spoken word piece on our community’s justice gap for Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy and Legal Aid of North Carolina at the 2019 Justice for ALL breakfast. Learn more about Charlotte’s Justice Gap On the corner of 4th and McDowell stands a young woman or young man with…
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