Our Stories - North Carolina Bar Foundation

Lawyers For Literacy: The Bar Foundation’s Fastest-Growing Civic Education Program

Through the Lawyers for Literacy civic education program, volunteer lawyers, paralegals and law students spend time reading to and with at-risk elementary school students. Over the course of four weeks, meeting together for a few hours a week, volunteers share their love of books, civics and U.S. history while helping children become better readers.

10.10.18

Wade M. Smith Justice Fund Dedication: Honoring Service in the Pursuit of Justice

09.21.18

Supporting Children Of Law Enforcement: The Hubert B. Humphrey Justice Fund

07.23.18

Annual Fund Soars to Success

First-Time Donors Help the Annual Fund Support Communities Statewide

Your gift to the NCBF supports public service and pro bono programs across North Carolina, including 4ALL State Service Day, Lawyers for Literacy, NC Free Legal Answers, NC Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Program (NC LEAP), Middle School Mock Trial and Wills for Heroes.

Tax Attorneys Serve the Military With Pro Bono Help

Your gift to the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment supports programs that empower attorneys to provide service in their communities, like the North Carolina Bar Association Tax Section’s Adopt-A-Base program.

Visionary Donor’s Gift Boosts the NCBF’s Support Of Legal Aid

The North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBF) has received its largest gift ever as the result of planned gifts totaling nearly $1 million from the late Charles D. Dixon.

The Impact of Legal Feeding Frenzy

Your gift to the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment supports programs that empower attorneys to provide service in their communities, like YLD’s Legal Feeding Frenzy campaign.

NC Free Legal Answers: Pro Bono At Your Fingertips

Volunteers for NC Free Legal Answers can offer pro bono clients speedy access to the help they need, and they can do it on their schedules.

Answer the Call: 4ALL Volunteers Make a Difference

4ALL empowers attorneys to profoundly impact the lives of thousands of North Carolinians by lending an ear, answering questions, providing information and directing callers to much-needed legal resources.

Allan Head Left a Legacy Of Leadership

The North Carolina Bar Association fluorished under the guidance of long-time executive director Allan Head. Among his contributions was the founding of the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment.

A Sweet Idea In Need of a Legal Boost

Steven’s Sweet Creations is a success story made possible by NC LEAP, your Foundation’s North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Program.

How Pro Bono Service Restored Victims’ ‘Faith In Humanity’ After Hurricane Matthew’s Devastation

Volunteer lawyers supported by the North Carolina Bar Foundation helped more than 300 people recover and return home in the wake of the 2016 storm.

Wills For Heroes: Volunteers Provide Security, Peace Of Mind For First Responders

Attorney Team Rallies To Help Domestic Violence Victims After Cuts To Legal Aid Budget

Lawyer-Turned-Teacher Says Mock Trial Competition Teaches Students To Think On Their Feet

The mock trial program helps students to become confident in themselves and their abilities. Students who participate in mock trial not only learn about the justice system but acquire important skills that help them succeed in and out of the classroom

Why Pro Bono?

During Pro Bono Week, the North Carolina Bar Foundation asked 160 new attorneys why they were willing to give their time and talents freely to help the underserved. Here are their answers.