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Get Covered America Bus Tour Coming to Asheville

Posted On 01/27/201501/27/2015 by Evie White

On Tuesday, February 3rd the Get Covered America’s (GCA) “Countdown to #GetCovered Tour” will be making a stop in Asheville from 10 am – 11 am at the Dr. Wesley Grant Southside Center at 285 Livingston Street. During the seven-day bus…

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Art Exhibit to Benefit PLS

Posted On 01/13/201501/13/2015 by Evie White

Alchemy Fine Art will be donating a portion of proceeds from their new show to PLS. The opening reception takes place on January 15th from 5:30 – 8:30 pm at Alchemy Fine Art, 25 Rankin Avenue in Asheville. The show…

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Pisgah Hosts MLK Day Insurance Enrollment Event

Posted On 01/12/201501/14/2015 by Evie White

Need health insurance coverage for 2015? Pisgah Legal Services and Western Carolina Medical Society will have a free enrollment event for those interested on January 19th, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with both scheduled and walk-in navigator appointments from…

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Winter 2014 Newsletter

Posted On 12/09/201412/09/2014 by Evie White

In our most recent newsletter, you can read about Julia, and why she is encouraging others to sign up for health insurance. Also get the latest news from Executive Director Jim Barrett, highlights of the Poverty Forum with Sister Simone…

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HBO Documentary Screening

Posted On 12/03/201412/03/2014 by Evie White

If you attended our Poverty Forum in October, then you saw the trailer for a terrific HBO documentary Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert which illustrates the struggles of the working poor in America. This film…

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Family Justice Center Opens

Posted On 11/05/201411/06/2014 by Evie White

Pisgah Legal Services is proud to work with Mainstay, the Mediation Center, and the Henderson County Department of Social Services, law enforcement and the District Attorney to establish a new Family Justice Center in Hendersonville. Our Court Advocate Gabriela Volkomer…

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PLS Chosen as “Good Health Good Business” Award Recipient

Posted On 11/05/201411/12/2014 by Evie White

Pisgah Legal Services was selected as the 2014 Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce “Good Health Good Business” Award Recipient for our work to help local people sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

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PLS Attorney Bill Whalen WLOS Person of the Week

Posted On 11/03/201411/05/2014 by Evie White

How does Pisgah Legal help families avoid homelessness? Attorney BIll Whalen was recently honored for his work helping people in WNC.

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