Pisgah Legal Managing Attorney Robin Merrell was interviewed on the public radio broadcast, The State of Things, where she discussed the housing and eviction crisis in Western North Carolina, and how free legal aid is instrumental in providing solutions to…
Over 2000 evictions were filed last year- many for nonpayment of rent. Pisgah Legal created its Tenant Eviction Response Program (TERP) to help tenants navigate the complex eviction system. Two attorneys set up a table outside eviction court to assist…
PLS staffers Nikki Mitchell, Latoya Gardner and Robin Merrell, in partnership with city leadership and nonprofits, helped secure a $631,667 grant to fund major improvements for 19 homes in Rutherford County, thus ensuring low-income homeowners can make needed repairs and…
Pisgah Legal Services Managing Attorney Robin Merrell (pictured far left) is an advocate and attorney representing low-income people living in low income in need of legal assistance. In October she was elected chairman for the North Carolina Housing Coalition where…
Did you know that three-quarters of households are so poor that they qualify for government-subsidized housing but cannot get it due to lack of government funding? And when people pay too much for housing compared to their income, they don’t…
A new exhibit at Washington, D.C.’s National Building Museum is based on Matthew Desmond’s book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.” Desmond, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was last year’s speaker at the Pisgah Legal Services’ Poverty Forum. Hear…
The Hendersonville Times-News features the incredible contributions of attorneys who volunteer with Pisgah Legal Services. Read all about it!
This recent Citizen-Times article highlights Pisgah Legal’s work to help low-income people find decent, affordable housing. You can read it here.
For people living in poverty, how much of getting help with your housing is simply pure luck? How does the housing lottery system work? And why is housing treated differently? Listen to this podcast on NPR’s Planet Money.
The Asheville Citizen-Times recently profiled PLS Managing Attorney Robin Merrell: “She could have been anything that she wanted. She’s right where she wants to be.” Read the story by Dale Neal here. (Photo by Maddy Jones.)