Pisgah Legal has assisted more than 20 WNC nonprofits with start-up support over the past 40 years.

One such Henderson County nonprofit, called Corpoint, needed assistance. This group works with Gage (below, center) and other veterans to provide coaching, mentoring and support so that they can maximize their educational benefits provided by the GI Bill. Gage is an Army veteran who struggles with depression and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) after serving in Afghanistan.

Army Veteran Gage and the founders of Corpoint.(Matt Rose, Bold Life)

Corpoint President Richard Starkweather worked with Pisgah Legal Services in 2017 during their start-up stage. He says, “Pisgah Legal was instrumental in advising us about all of the steps necessary to establish our nonprofit with both the IRS and North Carolina. They spent a considerable amount of time preparing all of the legal documentation and helping us make many decisions regarding our operation.”

Richard continues, “Without Pisgah Legal’s help, we would not have been able to establish our organization and provide a very important service to North Carolina veterans.”

 

ORGANIZATIONS PISGAH LEGAL HAS ASSISTED WITH START-UP:

ACCESS Independent Living
1999

Affordable Housing Coalition of Asheville and Buncombe County
1991

Coalition for the Homeless
1987

Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
2003

Corpoint
2017

Empowerment Resource Center of Asheville and Buncombe County
2001

Family Visitation Center
2000

Foothills Housing Partnership
2017

Henderson County Free Medical Clinic
2001

Homeward Bound (formerly Hospitality House Homeless Shelters)
1986

Latino Advocacy Coalition of Henderson County

2002

MANNA FoodBank
1982

The Mediation Center
1984

Mountain Housing Opportunities
1988

Neighborhood Housing Services
1989

Oak Forest & Amity Residents Council, Inc.
1996

Residents Council of Asheville Housing Authority
1985

Rutherford Housing Partnership, Inc.
1998

WECAN (Westend Clingman Avenue Neighborhood Association)
1997

Western North Carolina Branch of Self-Help Credit Union
1990

WNC Community Health Services
1993