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  • If you’ll notice, we have the three geographical regions of North Carolina in our logo. The blue wavy lines represent the east, the trees are there for the Piedmont and...0November 28, 2011

    Behind the Roads to Justice Logo

    If you’ll notice, we have the three geographical regions of North Carolina in our logo. The blue wavy lines represent the east, the trees are there for the Piedmont and…

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  • As we all know, when times are tough people will do things that they never would normally consider just to get by. The economic climate which we all now face...0October 6, 2011

    Food Stamp Fraud

    As we all know, when times are tough people will do things that they never would normally consider just to get by. The economic climate which we all now face…

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  • Sesame Street is debuting a new muppet, a seven-year old girl named Lily, who is dealing with what is euphemistically called “food security issues”. Currently she is scheduled to appear in only...0October 6, 2011

    Talking about Poverty with Children

    Sesame Street is debuting a new muppet, a seven-year old girl named Lily, who is dealing with what is euphemistically called “food security issues”. Currently she is scheduled to appear in only…

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  •   Few people in North Carolina or the rest of the country have not been touched by the recent economic downturn, but this slump has hit rural areas, including rural...3October 5, 2011

    Poverty and Debt in Rural America

      Few people in North Carolina or the rest of the country have not been touched by the recent economic downturn, but this slump has hit rural areas, including rural…

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  • Legal Aid of North Carolina is closing 3 offices, including Henderson, which was the closest office to Warren County where we have been working. They are eliminating 30 positions in...2August 9, 2011

    Legal Aid North Carolina Cuts

    Legal Aid of North Carolina is closing 3 offices, including Henderson, which was the closest office to Warren County where we have been working. They are eliminating 30 positions in…

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  • Today I had a fantastic meeting with the Director of Career and Legal Programs, Beth Vasquez at the Women’s Center in Chapel Hill. We talked about potential areas for collaboration, as...1August 8, 2011

    The Women’s Center

    Today I had a fantastic meeting with the Director of Career and Legal Programs, Beth Vasquez at the Women’s Center in Chapel Hill. We talked about potential areas for collaboration, as…

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  • I’ve been heading out to Warren County for a few months now, and gotten to know the folks at Citizens Against Domestic Violence. Executive director Scott O’Neal grew up in...

    Citizens Against Domestic Violence

    Posted on August 5, 2011 | No Comments
    I’ve been heading out to Warren County for a few months now, and gotten to know the folks at Citizens Against Domestic Violence. Executive director Scott O’Neal grew up in...

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  • As the map from the NC Rural Center shows, 85 out of 100 counties in North Carolina are rural. The counties in turquoise (teal?) have less than 250 residents per...

    How Rural Is North Carolina?

    Posted on July 11, 2011 | No Comments
    As the map from the NC Rural Center shows, 85 out of 100 counties in North Carolina are rural. The counties in turquoise (teal?) have less than 250 residents per...

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