Legal Aid of North Carolina

Last year, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to significantly increase funding for private school vouchers, also known as Opportunity Scholarships. The state has spent nearly $383 million on these vouchers in this academic year alone.

Attorneys will be available to help those seeking assistance with landlords, banks and government agencies among other things.

Legal Aid of North Carolina provides a host of services to Hurricane Helene survivors including information about legal rights, answering questions regarding insurance policies, assisting with FEMA, appeals and recoupment of benefits, and providing housing support for homeowners and renters.

In an effort to make its website and self-help resources more accessible and more user-friendly for low-income North Carolinians, Legal Aid of North Carolina's Innovation Lab has developed an AI-powered virtual assistant in collaboration with LawDroid. The Legal Information Assistant (LIA) was recently launched.

"Beyond Fear," a new documentary produced by Legal Aid of NC, was created to shine a light on the realities of domestic violence. The film recently won a Silver Award for short-form documentary at the 45th Annual Telly Awards.

The initiative connects communities, particularly disaster-stricken and rural areas, with the nonprofit's legal services.

Legal Aid of North Carolina has settled housing discrimination complaints against five apartment complexes in the Triad. The complaints were filed with…

The past few months have seen a drastic rise in the numbers of unemployment claims in North Carolina, and the agency that deals with processing them is overwhelmed. Endless phone waits and online confusion is leaving thousands in desperate need of financial relief right now.