Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity

Spotlights

Amendment One

Video clip featuring law professors from every law school in North Carolina -including Carolina Law's Maxine Eichner - talking about effects on families and children if Amendment One passes.

Truth and Hope Tour of Poverty in North Carolina

The Poverty Center is joining with the NC Chapter of the NAACP, the NC Justice Center, the Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change at NC Central University, and the AARP for the "Truth and Hope Tour of Poverty in North Carolina." The first leg of the tour traveled through the northeastern portion of the state on Jan. 19 and 20; the second leg took place in the southeast on March 2 and 3. The third leg, which will head to the western part of the state, will occur on April 30 and May 1. For more details, see the Events page.

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Rev. Barber and Charlette Blackwell Clark in Washington, NC on the first leg of the Poverty Tour

Other news

North Carolina's poverty rate jumped to 17.5% in 2010, a 22% increase since the beginning of the recession in 2007, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

As a result of continued high unemployment rates and a lack of jobs, families continue to be pushed into poverty during the official recovery, reports the North Carolina Budget & Tax Center. Well over one-third of North Carolinians are now low income.

Mission

The UNC Center for Poverty, Work and Opportunity is a non-partisan, interdisciplinary institute designed to study, examine, document, and advocate for proposals, policies and services to mitigate poverty in North Carolina and the nation.

The Center has four goals:

1. To address the pressing needs of those currently living at or below the poverty level in North Carolina
2. To provide an interdisciplinary forum to examine innovative and practical ideas to move more men, women and children out of poverty
3. To raise public awareness of issues related to work and poverty
4. To train a new generation to combat the causes and effects of poverty and to improve the circumstances of working people

Recent Multimedia

A North Carolina Summit: Progress and Economic Justice in a Time of Crisis | Video

Poor People's Justice: Denying Access in Civil Cases | Video

The Citizens United Case: Corporate Speech and the Future of Democracy | Video

Mental Health Reform Since Olmstead: A Discussion of the Marlo M. Case | Video

Immigration Policy in North Carolina: The 287(g) Program and Local Enforcement of Immigration Law | Video

Community Reinvestment Act | View

Access to Justice in North Carolina | View | Read more