Celebrate Pro Bono Week October 25th-31st, 2020
We have to shout it from the rooftops. Our Access to Justice Pro Bono Partners Program enables Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy and Legal Aid of North Carolina–Charlotte to have […]
Ensuring health care for more people…
Voting in 2020
Have you made your plan to vote yet? In a historic election year, your voice deserves to be heard. Vote for #accesstojustice this fall. Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy encourages everyone who […]
Executive Director, Ken Schorr, Recognized by NC Justice Center with Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations, Ken! We are immensely proud to announce that our executive director, Ken Schorr, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Carolina Justice Center as a part of their 2020 Defenders […]
In Memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Notorious RBG.” . . . We are deeply saddened by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg was a champion for justice during her 27 years […]
CDC Eviction Moratorium: What you Need to Know
*Updated June 29, 2021. Original post September 10th, 2020* The federal government, through the Center for Disease Control, has announced a temporary halt on evictions through July 31, 2021 to […]
Living in Fear: Report Documents the Harm Inflicted on Immigrant Families, Children in Charlotte Area, Carolinas
Every day, immigrant families live in fear of separation and suffer from chronic stress while struggling to build a stable life in a community that keeps them on the fringes. […]
New Driver’s License Restoration Program gets N.C. Residents Back on the Road to Opportunity
Driver’s License Restoration Program Builds on Statewide Effort to Forgive Fees, Minor Traffic Issues Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy has launched a Driver’s License Restoration program to help low-income individuals […]
Action Alert: A Second Chance for N.C. Residents
Roy Cooper and the N.C. Legislature give people with criminal records a second chance Yesterday, Gov. Roy Cooper signed the Second Chance Act (SB 562) into law after its unanimous […]
Celebrating Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, the last group of enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery was issued. Today, Juneteenth marks this historic moment […]
Action Alert: Supreme Court Sides with DACA Recipients, Providing Relief for Immigrant Youth and Their Families
This decision emphasizes that DACA is right, and that for DACA recipients and their families: home is here. Today, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood […]