Legal Help is available through Thriving Hearts!

Thriving Hearts has a Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) program with Legal Aid of North Carolina to refer pregnant persons or individuals who are 6 months postpartum for legal assistance for civil matters.

Legal Aid services are free

Legal Aid may be able to assist with:

• Housing needs (evictions, conditions issues, foreclosure)
• Domestic Violence protective orders
• Benefits appeals (terminations, denials, and reductions of Medicaid, Food stamps, and Disability)

Talk to your care team about a referral

Thriving Hearts Community Health Workers as well as your healthcare team are trained to make a referral to Legal Aid through the MLP.