News & Events - Pisgah Legal Services

Free Nov. ACA Open Enrollment Events

Posted On 10/18/201711/07/2017 by Evie White

Free ACA Open Enrollment events are happening across WNC in November. To make an appointment call 855-733-3711 unless otherwise noted: • Nov. 1: 10am-2pm Polk County Public Library, 1289 West Mills St., Columbus • Nov. 4: 9am-4pm Mountain Projects Inc.,…

Categories: Health

Will Trump Order Affect 2017 ACA Enrollment?

Posted On 10/16/2017 by Evie White

Watch this story on WLOS to find out what Pisgah Legal Services’ Managing Attorney Jackie Kiger has to say.

Categories: Health , Media Stories

Nov. 9 Expunction CLE

Posted On 10/13/201711/08/2017 by Evie White

On Nov. 9th from 8:30-11:45 am at The Van Winkle Law Firm, Pisgah Legal Services will co-host an Expunction CLE with the 28th Judicial District Bar and the Buncombe County Office of the Public Defender. We will focus on maximizing relief…

Categories: Events , Pro Bono Attorneys

NC Navigators Get Support

Posted On 09/19/2017 by Evie White

Pisgah Legal Services is gearing up for the next ACA Open Enrollment beginning November 1 and ending December 15, which is a much shorter time period this year. Find out more in North Carolina Health News.

Categories: Health , Media Stories

PLS Board President: State cuts mean less help for our low-income neighbors

Posted On 08/31/2017 by Evie White

Pisgah Legal Services Board President Lee Anne Mangone was a guest columnist for the Asheville Citizen-Times discussing the consequences of state funding cuts to legal aid and what that means for our low-income neighbors. Read the whole article here.

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The 2017 Fall Newsletter is Here!

Posted On 08/24/2017 by Evie White

The 2017 Fall Newsletter is now available online! The edition features the stories of Pisgah Legal clients facing evictions, the broad affordable housing issues troubling Western North Carolina, and state funding cuts that threaten Pisgah Legal’s ability to help. Read…

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Asheville Citizen-Times features the 2017 Poverty Forum

Posted On 08/14/201708/22/2017 by Evie White

The 2017 Poverty Forum features Princeton sociologist and Pulitzer-Prize winning author Dr. Matthew Desmond and discusses affordable housing issues in WNC. Jennifer Bowman recently featured the Poverty Forum in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Click here to read the article. Get your…

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WUNC Politics Podcast Talks Legal Aid Cuts and PLS

Posted On 08/14/201708/15/2017 by Evie White

Last week, the WUNC Politics Podcast featured Jeremy Loeb from Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR). The conversation turned to state cuts of legal aid funding which are affecting Pisgah Legal Services. Listen to the podcast here, starting at the 18:20…

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Aug. 9 CLE for Attorneys

Posted On 07/06/201708/09/2017 by Evie White

Upcoming CLE: Legal Remedies for Domestic Violence Victims Details: Wed, August 9th, 8:30-1:15 at Roberts & Stevens, PA, 301 College Street, Suite 400, Asheville, 28801 The MAVL DV/Family Law Team and Pisgah Legal Services will host a CLE on…

Categories: Domestic Violence , Events , Legal Aid News , Pro Bono Attorneys

ACA Repeal Would Devastate Already Struggling Rural Communities

Posted On 06/27/201706/27/2017 by Evie White

David Blumenthal, M.D., is president of The Commonwealth Fund, a national philanthropy engaged in independent research on health and social policy issues. He says, “These cuts, especially to Medicaid, not only place the health care of rural children, the sick, the elderly, and…

Categories: Health

Wicked Weed Makes Generous Gift

Posted On 06/20/201706/20/2017 by Evie White

This week Rick Guthy, one of the founders of Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville, presented Pisgah Legal Services with a check for $50,000. “We want to sincerely thank the Guthy family and Wicked Weed for their extremely generous gift,” said…

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Legal Aid Funding in Jeopardy

Posted On 06/06/2017 by Evie White

The North Carolina House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee has passed a provision in the 2017 budget entitled “Eliminate Access to Civil Justice Funds.” If enacted as written, this provision would eliminate $1.7 million in combined funding for Pisgah Legal Services,…

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