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2017 Annual Report is here!

Posted On 03/29/2018 by Evie White

40th Anniversary Annual Report is here and will be arriving in the mail soon. Read it here first.

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Brews to Benefit Pisgah Legal – March 29

Posted On 03/26/2018 by Evie White

Join us at The Wedge Brewery on Thursday, March 29! Join Anchor QEA and The Wedge in supporting the work of Pisgah Legal! $1 of every Iron Rail IPA purchase will be donated to help low-income folks in WNC meet their basic…

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Jazz for Justice and 40th Anniversary Celebration

Posted On 03/13/2018 by Evie White

Pisgah Legal’s Jazz for Justice will feature gourmet food and drink, live jazz entertainment by The Rich Willey Jazz Band, special remarks from Gene Nichol and an award ceremony to honor our supporters dedicated to providing free civil legal aid…

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Immigration Lunch & Learn – March 23

Posted On 03/13/201803/13/2018 by Evie White

Join Pisgah Legal Services immigration law experts for a lunch session to learn how changes to immigration policies and enforcement are affecting our neighbors. Friday, March 23rd | 12-1:30pm Trinity Episcopal Church 60 Church St.| Downtown Asheville Suggested Donation: $10/person Lunch provided by Green Opportunities…

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Feb. 16 Landlord/Tenant Law & Ethics CLE

Posted On 02/12/201802/13/2018 by Evie White

28th Judicial District Bar Current Topics in Landlord/Tenant Law & Ethics CLE February 16, 2018 – 8:30am -1:15pm First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church Street, Asheville, NC 28801 Pisgah Legal Services and the 28th Judicial District Bar will co-host a Landlord/Tenant…

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Rhubarb Hosts Evening to Kick-Off 40th Anniversary

Posted On 02/09/2018 by Evie White

Chef John Fleer of Rhubarb hosted a special evening of drinks and hors d’oeuvres to celebrate the start of Pisgah Legal Services’ 40th Anniversary year. During the event, PLS attorney Anne Salter shared client stories about Pisgah Legal’s recent medical-legal…

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Our Global Table Event

Posted On 01/10/201801/19/2018 by Evie White

A Benefit to Help our Immigrant Neighbors Join us January 20 as we transform Habitat Tavern & Commons (174 Broadway St.) to an international food court for an afternoon. Sample a passport’s worth of international flavor, made lovingly by our…

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The 2017 Winter Newsletter is Here!

Posted On 12/11/201712/11/2017 by Evie White

The new newsletter is hitting mail boxes this week, but you can read it first here. It includes Melissa’s story, a Pisgah Legal client who went from being almost homeless to now being a homeowner, a message from our Executive…

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Last Chance Events, Final Days for ACA Open Enrollment

Posted On 12/05/201712/05/2017 by Evie White

The Affordable Care Act is still the law and consumers can shop the Marketplace during the shortened Open Enrollment period to select 2018 coverage. Time is running out as plan selections have to be made by December 15th in order…

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Dec. 12 Expunction Clinic

Posted On 11/21/201711/21/2017 by Evie White

Do you need help clearing a criminal record? Pisgah Legal Services is providing a free expunction clinic on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Arthur R. Edington Center in Asheville. Pre-registration is REQUIRED by Nov. 30th. The clinic will include a…

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ACA Not Dead Yet! Get the Health Insurance You Need.

Posted On 11/01/201703/17/2023 by Evie White

Read this article about the Affordable Care Act in the Citizen-Times and find out how you can get covered with free help from trained, in-person assisters at Pisgah Legal Services.

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WNC Open Enrollment Anxiety

Posted On 10/25/201710/25/2017 by Evie White

Listen to this interview on Blue Ridge Public Radio with a local woman who needs health insurance through the ACA and Pisgah Legal Managing Attorney Jackie Kiger. Open Enrollment starts Nov. 1 and free, in-person help is available! Make an…

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