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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

Prosperity Watch

Medicaid Expansion is a matter of life or death

Prosperity Watch

Highs and lows in job market leave the state vulnerable for the next downturn

Fact Sheet

Association Health Plans Increase Costs for People with Pre-Existing Conditions

Fact Sheet

106,000 hungry families and children will lose food assistance under proposed changes to SNAP rules

Prosperity Watch

Escalating rents, flat wages driving a housing crisis in many N.C. communities

Fact Sheet

Women need a raise

Prosperity Watch

Half a decade later, cuts to unemployment benefits are making a mark on NC economy

Prosperity Watch

labor market data: A recovery that has left many behind

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Latest News

Immigrant & Refugee Rights

Trump Administration’s “Public Charge” rule an improvement on previous drafts but still penalizes low-wage immigrants and their families

Consumer & Housing

Legal Groups Urge Lake Arbor Residents to Seek Legal Advice

Budget & Tax Center

June’s local labor market previews worrying trends

Workers' Rights Project

Making apprenticeships work for the U.S.: New report reveals strategies for eliminating barriers to completion for youth apprenticeship programs

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Aug 18, 2019 4:00pm

A Celebration to Honor the Life of Jane Hipps

Waynesville, NC
Sep 20, 2019 6:00pm

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