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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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NCJC Brief

Proposed School Funding Overhaul: A Step in the Wrong Direction

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NC Medicaid Rules Have Changed Graphics

Coalition Letter

Coalition Letter Urging Attorney General Stein to Oppose Blue Cross NC Restructuring Scheme

Coalition Letter

Coalition Letter Urging Governor Cooper to Oppose Blue Cross NC Restructuring Scheme

Coalition Letter

Coalition Letter to Dr. Tunde Sotunde and the Board of Trustee Members of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

An Update on House Bill 76 and North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion Program

Fact Sheet
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Proposal Threatens Coverage and Affordability for 4.3 Million Policyholders

Fact Sheet
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A Summary of House Bill 76: Access to Healthcare Options

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Immigrant & Refugee Rights

Week of Action launched to celebrate reintroduction of Reuniting Our Families Act

Workers' Rights Project

Three Labor Camp Cooks Represented by Legal Aid of North Carolina Farmworker Unit and the North Carolina Justice Center settle their human trafficking and wage theft claims with Gracia Harvesting, Inc.

Health Advocacy Project

House Bill 346 Authorizes Blue Cross NC to Evade State Conversion Laws and Dictate the Health and Wellbeing of 4.3 Million North Carolinians

Health Advocacy Project

Harmful Blue Cross NC bill puts corporate interests first

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Bob Brand Civil Rights Collection Raffle

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