Action Alert: Supreme Court Sides with DACA Recipients, Providing Relief for Immigrant Youth and Their Families
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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 Arrivals (DACA) program in a 5-4 ruling that said the Trump administration’s reasoning for ending the program was “capricious and…
Katten Attorney Joins Advocacy Center to Support Community Redevelopment
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Katten Muchin Roseman LLP has allowed one of its attorneys to join the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy’s staff this summer to support efforts to provide stability for families in the Charlotte metro region. Max Swindle joined Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy May 26, as part of a three-month attorney…
Black Lives Matter.
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George Floyd, 59. Breonna Taylor, 26. Ahmaud Arbery, 25. Eric Garner, 43. Eric Reason, 38. Atatiana Jefferson, 28. Antwon Rose II, 17. Botham Jean, 26. Sandra Bland, 28. Philando Castile, 32. Jordan Davis, 17. Trayvon Martin, 17. Tamir Rice, 12. Aiyana Stanley-Jones, 7. Emmett Till, 14. Addie Collins, 14. Denise McNair, 11. Carole Robertson, 14. Cynthia Wesley, 14. . . . Today, we lift up the names of African Americans…
¿Ha Perdido Su Trabajo O Esta Trabajando Menos Horas Por COVID-19?
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¡El Centro de Apoyo Legal de Charlotte y Asistencia Legal de Carolina del Norte estan aquí para ayudarle! Hay 5 formas en que le podemos ayudar a usted y a su familia a mantenerse estable: 1. Beneficios de Desempleo: Debe aplicar para recibir beneficios de desempleo lo más pronto posible.…
COVID-19 Updates: Home Preservation
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Home Preservation Rent and Utility Assistance: Charlotte City Council recently approved an additional $8 million dollars of CARE’s Act funding to allow the expansion of the current Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program (RAMP Charlotte). This program includes rent and utility relief for tenants, long-term hotel guests, homeowners with mortgages, and…
COVID-19 Updates: Community Stability
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Community Stability Updates from the City of Charlotte U.S. Census: The U.S. Census count is still underway though the U.S. Census Bureau has adjusted 2020 Census operations to accommodate participation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes include: Self-Response deadline (online, mail, phone) has been moved to October 15. Door-to-door counts by Census…
COVID-19 Updates: Healthcare Access and Public Benefits
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Healthcare Access and Public Benefits From our Family Support & Health Care team: Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy’s Family Support and Health Care team is working to ensure family stability through fair access to vital healthcare and public services during this period of uncertainty. We are particularly focused on the most…
COVID-19 Updates: Immigration
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Immigration From our Immigrant Justice Team: Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy is open through the COVID-19 crisis and will continue to accept new immigration cases for representation. Our focus continues to be on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and asylum cases, but we will consider other categories of immigration relief on a…
COVID-19 Updates
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Wait… what’s happening? We are living in an unprecedented moment, trying to adjust to a situation that continues to evolve. Life in our community has completely changed in a matter of days—so much so that it’s been hard to keep track of everything that has happened. We’re here to help.…
COVID-19 Updates: Tax Assistance
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Updated June 25, 2020 Tax Assistance From our N.C. Low-Income Tax Clinic team: Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy’s North Carolina Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic is available to help taxpayers experiencing problems with the IRS, trying to understand changes to tax season and any other developments resulting from COVID-19. We are currently working…