North Carolina Farmworkers and Disasters

Part of the Farmworker Advocacy Network Disaster Preparedness Toolkit Farmworkers face unique challenges in recovering from natural disasters The financial hit of a …

Women need a raise

Everybody in North Carolina deserves to earn enough to make ends meet, and nobody who works full time should live in poverty. Yet the current minimum wage of $7.25 traps thousands of working people in poverty—and the burden is especially born by working women, many of whom earn less hour for hour than men doing the same work.

Important Changes Coming to NC Medicaid

North Carolina Medicaid has contracted with private health plans to manage care for most people with Medicaid and NC Health Choice (CHIP) coverage. There are important things you need to know.