The Citizen-Times reports that Buncombe County’s rate of uninsured dropped by four percentage points from 15.8 percent in 2013 to 11.8 percent last year. In North Carolina, the percent of uninsured decreased from 15.6 percent to 13.1 percent. Read the…
President Obama recently issued a presidential memorandum formally establishing the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR) visit their website. LAIR was initially conceived of and staffed by the Department of Justice’s Office for Access to Justice. The White House…
Amplify Pisgah is teaming up with Pisgah Brewing Company to bring you Trampled By Turtles and Dr. Dog on October 1st at PBC’s incredible outdoor stage for their season closer to celebrate and support our efforts to make Western North Carolina a better place. A portion of ticket sales benefit PLS.
Did you know that the Medical-Legal Partnership – we call “HEALS” – between Pisgah Legal Services and Mission Health began in 2006 and was the first of its kind in North Carolina? Check out this story on a similar partnership…
Are you interested in buying a home? Are you renting and would like to own? Need help paying your rent? Do you want to know how to improve your credit? Thinking about using your home as a vacation rental? Curious…
POVERTY FORUM TICKETS SOLD OUT! Please join us for Pisgah Legal’s 5th Annual Poverty Forum Getting Upstream of Povertyfeaturing Dr. Rishi Manchanda Wednesday, October 14, 2015Diana Wortham Theatre, Downtown Asheville 5:30pm – Cocktail Reception with Dr. Manchanda7:00pm – Forum Tickets:…
Mainstay and Pisgah Legal Services present SING OUT! FOR JUSTICEA Celebration to Benefit The Henderson County Family Justice Center Featuring Emmy-Nominated Singer Kat Williams Thursday, October 1, 20155:30 PM at the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown125 S. Main Street, Hendersonville Tickets:…
How does living in poverty affect our clients’ health? Here’s just one example. In our Fall Newsletter, De’Shae and her family says the mold in their rental apartment is making it difficult for them to breathe, but they don’t have…
Join the 28th JDB Young Lawyers Division and Pisgah Legal Services’ Young Professionals Board on September 10th at 5:30pm for a delicious & informative evening of beer and truffle pairings at Catawba Brewing Co – South Slope Tasting Room & Brewery and factory tours at French Broad Chocolate Factory & Tasting Room.
Pisgah Legal’s own Managing Attorney Robin Merrell is featured as a guest columnist as part of the Mountain Xpress series on Affordable Housing in Asheville. Here is her response to the question,”What would it take to solve the Asheville area’s…