WHO WE ARE
The North Carolina Equal Justice Alliance serves as the collaborative planning and coordination council of providers of civil legal aid and other supportive stakeholders in North Carolina.
ALLIANCE LEADERSHIP
Reggie Shuford, Chair
Executive Director, North Carolina Justice Center
Beth Hopkins Thomas, Vice-Chair
Executive Director, North Carolina Prisoners Legal Services
Jennifer Simmons, Director
Senior Project Manager, North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission
ALLIANCE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy
The Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy provides people in need in the Charlotte region with information, advice and advocacy in public benefits, access to health care, consumer protection, housing, immigration, tax assistance and more. Learn More
Council for Children’s Rights
The Council for Children’s Rights serves children in crisis in the areas of mental health, special education, juvenile justice, and child welfare. Learn More
Disability Rights North Carolina
Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) is the only organization dedicated to advancing and defending the rights of people with all types of disabilities, of all ages, statewide. Learn More
Financial Protection Law Center
The Financial Protection Law Center advocates for low income, disabled and elderly home owners to protect against predatory financial practices, to help avoid mortgage and property tax foreclosures or mobile home repossessions and to preserve family home equity. Learn More
Land Loss Prevention Project
The Land Loss Prevention Project (LLPP) is a non-profit law firm that assists low-resourced individuals and families statewide by providing direct legal representation, technical assistance, and education to protect their homes, land, farms, and rural livelihoods from loss or diminution. Learn More
Legal Aid of North Carolina
Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic opportunity. Learn More
North Carolina Justice Center
The North Carolina Justice Center’s 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. Learn More
North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services
North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm dedicated to ensuring access to the courts for people incarcerated in North Carolina state prisons. Learn More
Pisgah Legal Services
Pisgah Legal Services is committed to equal justice for all people, and helps low-income people with a wide range of civil legal matters in Western North Carolina. Learn More
EX OFFICIO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
North Carolina Bar Foundation
The North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBF) is the charitable arm of the NC Bar Association. The mission of the NCBF is to unite the talent and generosity of the legal profession to be a power of greater good for the people of North Carolina. Through its endowment and pro bono and public service programming, the NCBF advances its values of access to justice, service through the profession, civic education and professionalism. Learn More
North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission
The North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission (EATJC) was established by the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2005. EATJC’s mission is to overcome barriers to justice and empower North Carolinians to meet legal needs through our leadership, collaboration, and problem solving. Learn More