Charlotte-area nonprofits say they’re already seeing an increase in new arrivals from the border and that more support is needed to provide emergency services.
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy officially recently welcomed SHARE Charlotte as a new tenant of the Advocacy Center, at a special event held with CEO Toussaint Romain and SHARE’s managing director, Melissa Hovey. Both leaders discussed the importance of strengthening community-based solutions at an event hosted at their shared space located at 5535 Albemarle Road
Nearly 1.6 million people are awaiting asylum hearings across the country. The availability of legal representation is a major factor in outcomes for asylum seekers and whether their cases reach the courts at all.
A year after the fall of Kabul, Afghans who fled to the United States still face an uncertain future. Organizations such as the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy are now pushing for passage of the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act and a pathway to citizenship.
Former Mecklenburg County public defender Toussaint Romain has been named the new CEO for the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, an agency that provides legal representation to those who are unable to afford it. Romain, the center’s first leader of color, most recently served as the deputy general counsel for Appalachian State University. He has .