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Greetings!
United
Way's 2-1-1 of WNC's e-newsletter is a resource for you.
We provide this as a way to keep in touch, highlight local
health and human service initiatives, promote information and
referral tools for serving your clients, gain your feedback,
and strengthen our community partnerships.
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questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. The
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Financial
Health Fair
2-1-1,
A-B Tech, OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling, MANNA
Food Bank, and other community partners are teaming up to
offer
a one-stop-shop Financial Health Check-up.
When:
Saturday, March 8th, 9:00am -
2:00pm
Where:
A-B Tech,
Asheville, Birch Building
Who:
Households earning less than $40,000
What:
Receive free financial services,
including:
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Free tax preparation
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Free credit report
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Financial counseling and
information
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Food stamp application assistance
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Community information and referral
services
Get
involved:
~Enroll your
organization to participate in this event
~Distribute
flyers and other promotional materials to help get the word
out
For
more information, contact:
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2-1-1 Reaccredited by the Alliance of
Information & Referral Systems 
2-1-1 successfully
achieved reaccreditation in December from the Alliance of
Information & Referral Systems (AIRS), the accrediting
body for public and private information and referral
providers. AIRS is the driving force behind the
development of clear and consistent professional standards
that benchmark every aspect of quality information and
referral, including: data accuracy, maintenance, and backup;
staff training, monitoring, and development; customer
satisfaction; and community collaborations. AIRS
administers a rigorous accreditation program that measures an
organization's ability to meet each of these AIRS standards.
2-1-1 strives to provide a high quality health and human
service information and referral program for our
community. We are proud to have the AIRS stamp of
approval on our hard work.
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Community Resource Spotlight 
Local
Legal Resources for People with Low-Incomes
Pisgah Legal Services and Legal Aid of North Carolina are
the primary providers of legal assistance to low-income
clients in WNC. Below is some information about the
services they provide.
PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES
Pisgah
Legal Services does not handle criminal cases.
Pisgah Legal Services provides legal assistance to help
people meet their most basic needs, such as:
- Access to stable housing
- Safety from domestic violence
- Access to health care and prescriptions
- Protection from predatory creditors
- Access to subsistence income
- Access to education
Service Area: Buncombe, Henderson,
Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Yancey, and Transylvania
Counties
Contact: (828) 253-0406 or toll
free (800) 489-6144
If you are homebound, or have a court
date which needs action at once, please tell the receptionist
when you call.
Hours: Monday through
Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA
Legal Aid of North Carolina
cannot help people with criminal cases.
Legal Aid of North Carolina can help people with civil
cases, including the following:
- Family Law: family law problems where domestic
violence is involved, consumer issues, health matters and
income maintenance/public benefits cases
- Education Law: cases involving services for
children with special needs, as well as
discipline/suspension/expulsion cases
- Employment Law: including problems with wage
claims, unemployment compensation and discrimination
- Public Benefits Law: cases involving Social
Security overpayments
- Senior Citizens: legal problems of seniors which
have statewide impact
Service Area: Buncombe, Henderson,
Madison, Polk, Rutherford, and Transylvania
Counties
Contact: (828) 236-1080 or
(877) 439-3480 toll free outside of Buncombe
County
Hours: Monday through Friday
8:30am - 5:00pm
To Apply for Help:
Call the toll-free intake line at (800) 849-5666 on Tuesdays
between 9:00am - 4:00pm. An intake clerk will take your
information. Legal Aid of North Carolina will call you
within a few days to tell you whether or not they can
represent you.
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