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Budget cuts deep for domestic violence victims

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

RALEIGH – Domestic violence victims struggling to escape abuse and restart their lives may have trouble finding help if funds are cut to state-supported legal aid groups. The Governor’s Crime Commission, part of the state Department of Public Safety, trimmed its domestic violence grants to legal aid groups by 54 percent this year, from $1.2 million in 2012

More civil disobedience at State Capitol

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

RALEIGH – More than 600 supporters gathered outside the N.C. General Assembly on Monday, cheering on 57 individuals who engaged in civil disobedience during recurring statewide “Moral Monday” protests as a part of what is being called the Forward Together Movement. Organized by the N.C. NAACP, this week’s action led to the arrest and jailing of college

First-time pregnancy becomes less frightening with Wake program

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

RALEIGH – Often a joy to hear but, for some, “you’re pregnant” can be unexpected. The Nurse-Family Partnership builds better families by supporting first-time mothers and their families. Twenty-one thousand children are born to first-time, low-income mothers every year in the state. These children are faced with a greater risk of suffering health and

St. Paul’s College future in limbo

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Just six months ago, a planned merger between two HBCUs — one sound and the other teetering on closure — appeared promising and innovative. But officials at St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Va., say they learned there would not be a deal after all or a rescue for their 125-year-old institution. Last November, St. Augustine University announced that it

Washington plans major cuts to food stamps

Monday, May 20, 2013

Congressional leaders and anti-hunger advocates expressed outrage over a U.S. House committee’s passage of a bill that includes a $21 billion slash in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the nation’s largest nutrition assistance program. The bill, formally known as the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, passed out of

Sister’s dying wish benefits homeless veterans

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

DURHAM – Dr. Sharon Elliott-Bynum carried the torch of her late sister’s vision until fulfilled. The two women founded Case management of AIDS and Addiction through Resources and Education (CAARE) 18 years ago to provide health care and other wellness services to those who could not afford them. “My sister, Patricia Amaechi, started the project before she

Bill to bring healthy foods to local communities

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

RALEIGH – After two grocery stores closed in Southeast Raleigh last year, Rep. Yvonne Holley (right) noticed a statewide problem: food deserts. “We want to have affordable access to fresh produce and vegetables and even protein, healthy foods,” Holley (D-Wake) said. Rural and urban communities will benefit from House Bill 957’s Food Desert Zones. Other

Advocacy group sounds the alarm for public education

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

RALEIGH – Public Schools First N.C. believes that families deserve a public education system that is inclusive, innovative, responsive and flexible. On May 13, PSFNC hosted a community event, along with a host of co-sponsors, including the Coalition of Concerned Citizens for African American Children and Great Schools in Wake, about the state of public

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