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Our mission is to eliminate poverty in North Carolina by ensuring that every household in the state has access to the resources, services, and fair treatment it needs to achieve economic security.

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“Public Charge” Rule: Getting the Help You Need

Prosperity Watch

Housing unaffordable for half of N.C. renters

Prosperity Watch

Stock Market Surges While NC Wages Stagnate

BTC Report

No final budget, no accountability

BTC Report

The Story of North Carolina in 2019 in 17 Charts

NCJC Report

Too lax, too often: NCDOL fails to hold violators accountable as workplace fatalities rise

Prosperity Watch

Decade in Review: Employment Growth Has Been Weak Since 2010

BTC Report

Fight Poverty, Promote Prosperity for North Carolina

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Immigrant & Refugee Rights

STATEMENT: Despite stoked fears, new public charge rule should not keep immigrants and their families out of public benefit programs

Budget & Tax Center

New local labor market numbers show many N.C. communities struggling

Workers' Rights Project

Wilson County farmworkers to be paid back wages in H-2A program violation

Education & Law Project

Statement from Executive Director Rick Glazier and Education & Law Project Director Matt Ellinwood on Leandro consent order

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