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Welcome to the North Carolina Justice Center

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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Recent Publications

BTC Brief

Poverty Grows, Opportunity Declines – North Carolina’s poverty rate climbs as lawmakers fail to focus on job creation

Prosperity Watch

Federal government employment is vital to N.C. economy

Prosperity Watch

January tax cuts set the stage for two-year budget development

Prosperity Watch

2018: A Year of Consolidating Economic Gains for the Top

BTC Brief

A Snapshot of Evictions in North Carolina

Know Your Rights

Know Your Rights as a Worker in NC

BTC Report

Powering Up Prosperity: Accelerating Businesses of Color in North Carolina

Prosperity Watch

Job gains in N.C. are faltering in 2018

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Latest News

Immigrant & Refugee Rights

STATEMENT: It is immoral, irrational, and unacceptable to hold our nation hostage over building a border wall

Workers' Rights Project

MEDIA ADVISORY: Taking time off when it counts: Why paid sick days and expanded family medical leave are critical for North Carolina

Workers' Rights Project

STATEMENT: Justice Center praises Executive Order in support of pregnant state employees as commonsense, pro-family policy

Budget & Tax Center

MEDIA RELEASE: Deep food insecurity persists in North Carolina but policies exist to aid families, new report finds

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Upcoming Events

Feb 27, 2019 9:00am

Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Day

Raleigh, NC
Feb 28, 2019 10:00am

FREE Fair Housing Design and Construction Accessibility Training

Wilmington, NC
Mar 12, 2019 9:00am

North Carolina Reentry Conference

Greensboro, NC

A great resource to help educate North Carolina voters and policy leaders. The Center promotes advocacy for equitable solutions to real issues faced by the state.

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