/ en /i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/management/legal-aid-north-carolina-inspiring-bold-ideas-innovation-olympics <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Legal Aid of North Carolina: Inspiring Bold Ideas with the Innovation Olympics </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sierra-chacona…</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-04-22T12:09:29-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 12:09" class="datetime">Tue, 04/22/2025 - 12:09</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">In this project brief, learn how Legal Aid of North Carolina hosted an "Innovation Olympics" for its staff to propose ideas that improve efficiency and service delivery. </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraph-types field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--text-and-image paragraph--text-and-image--default paragraph--type--text-and-image paragraph--view-mode--default align-left" id="inspiring-bold-ideas-with-the-innovation-olympics" data-title="Inspiring Bold Ideas with the Innovation Olympics"> <div class="paragraph--content"> <div class="paragraph--column"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-hero"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2025-04/image007.jpg?itok=nNS7vYDc" width="500" height="500" alt="innovation olympics" loading="lazy" class="image-style-hero"> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>Inspiring Bold Ideas with the Innovation Olympics</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Grantees will learn how Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC):</p><p>1. Empowered staff to see themselves as problem-solvers</p><p>2. Facilitated its Innovation Olympics submission, judging, and staff voting process</p><p>3. Used these ideas to improve internal and client-facing systems.</p><p>Hear from LANC management how the Innovation Olympics captured and elevated game-changing ideas, tools, and processes that staff use on a day-to-day basis.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/7oys3a25cjvyzradifh831l03az9lz8a">View Project Brief</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-respect fade-in-right"> <img src="themes/lsc/img/decor/respect.svg" alt> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="field field--name-field-pull-quotes-slider-quotes field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="pull-quotes-container"> <div class="pull-quote-slide"> <div class="pull-quote-content"> <p class="pull-quote-text"> </p><p>"We wanted to find a way to harness the creativity of our staff and turn their ideas into actionable projects."&nbsp;</p> <p class="pull-quote-author"> <strong>Scheree Gilchrist</strong> </p> <p class="pull-quote-role">Chief Innovation Officer, LANC</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--tile-container paragraph--tile-container--default paragraph--type--tile-container paragraph--view-mode--default" id="related-content" data-title="Related Content" data-original-title="Related Content"> <div class="field field--name-field-plain-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Related Content</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span>Click below to explore innovative legal aid projects.&nbsp;</span></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tiles field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Lone Star Legal Aid: Juris: The Legal Research Chatbot</h2> <div class="card__body"><p>In this project brief, learn how Lone Star Legal Aid developed and implemented Juris, a legal document-reading chatbot, to streamline its staff's research and administrative responsibilities.&nbsp;</p></div> <a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/technology/juris-legal-research-chatbot" class="card__cta">Juris: The Legal Research Chatbot</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Nevada Legal Services: Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network</h2> <div class="card__body"><p>In this project brief, learn how Nevada Legal Services leveraged partnerships with community libraries to install a network of legal kiosks.</p></div> <a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/cqqetnx1jbuph16ia1pbtawf3t1knii2" class="card__cta">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Considerations for Integrating Generative AI into Legal Aid</h2> <div class="card__body"><p><span>In this infographic, learn about practical considerations for legal aid organizations using artificial intelligence in their operations.</span></p></div> <a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/technology/considerations-integrating-generative-ai-legal-aid" class="card__cta">Considerations for Integrating Generative AI into Legal Aid</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--double-cta paragraph--double-cta--default paragraph--type--double-cta paragraph--view-mode--default" id="more-on-legal-aid-management" data-title="More on Legal Aid Management" data-original-title="More on Legal Aid Management"> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>More on Legal Aid Management</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Visit this MPI topic page to explore strategies related to managing legal aid organizations.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/management">Explore Management Resources</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>More Model Practices &amp; Innovations</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-wysiwyg field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Visit this page to explore additional Model Practices &amp; Innovations resources.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-secondary-cta field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations">Model Practices and Innovations Resources</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field field--name-field-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items field__tags"> <a href="/taxonomy/term/184" hreflang="en">Leadership</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/123" hreflang="en">Strategic Planning</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/120" hreflang="en">Technology</a> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-state-or-territory field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/73" hreflang="en">North Carolina</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-section-dropdown field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:09:29 +0000 sierra-chacona@lsc.gov 4607 at /our-impact/grantee-client-impact/dave-farmer-saves-livelihood-legal-help <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Dave: Farmer Saves Livelihood with Legal Help </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sierra-chacona…</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-04-02T11:57:45-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - 11:57" class="datetime">Wed, 04/02/2025 - 11:57</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">A farmer in North Carolina didn’t know how his family would survive, after a tropical storm devastated his farm. LSC-funded legal aid helped him overturn a denied FEMA application and save his family’s livelihood. </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraph-types field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--plain-text-and-image-cta paragraph--plain-text-and-image-cta--default paragraph--type--plain-text-and-image-cta paragraph--alignment--right paragraph--view-mode--default" id="meet-dave-" data-title="Meet Dave "> <div class="paragraph--content"> <div class="paragraph--column"> <div class="field field--name-field-image-cta field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_1136x760/public/2025-03/rural-man-scaled-800x800%402x.jpg?itok=bRIexWkL" width="760" height="760" alt="Older man with concerned look" loading="lazy" class="image-style-large-image-1136x760"> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>Meet Dave </h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After Tropical Storm Helene devastated his farm, farmer Dave Roland lost his fall crop, his roadside stand, and most of his essential farming tools and equipment. The farm was his family’s sole source of income, and he didn’t know how they would survive. Dave attended a pop-up Disaster Relief Center. There, he met a legal aid attorney who helped him prepare an affidavit on the spot. Dave left with the paperwork he needed to get his farm back to working order, with a renewed sense of hope, and with an eagerness to share what he had learned with others.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--full-width-image-cta paragraph--full-width-image-cta--default paragraph--type--full-width-image-cta paragraph--view-mode--default" style="background-image: url('/sites/default/files/2025-04/gettyimages-1497071498.jpg');" id="so-far-in-2025,-disasters-have-caused-$182.7-billion-in-damages.-" data-title="So far in 2025, disasters have caused $182.7 billion in damages. " data-original-title="So far in 2025, disasters have caused $182.7 billion in damages. "> <div class="paragraph--content"> <div class="full-width-image-cta__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-plain-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">So far in 2025, disasters have caused $182.7 billion in damages. </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class="TextRun SCXW179357745 BCX0 NormalTextRun" none solid data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US">Civil legal challenges can haunt disaster survivors for years as they face complex bureaucratic systems while struggling to rebuild their lives. LSC-funded legal aid support low-income business owners with disaster preparedness and legal expertise during recovery.</span></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-double-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/media/highlights/issue-spotlights/disaster-legal-services-supporting-survivors-strengthening-communities">Learn More ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ Disaster Legal Services </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--double-cta paragraph--double-cta--default paragraph--type--double-cta paragraph--view-mode--default" id="learn-about-north-carolina-" data-title="Learn ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ North Carolina " data-original-title="Learn ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ North Carolina "> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>Learn ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ North Carolina </h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class="TextRun SCXW261341789 BCX0 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US">Learn about the civil legal needs impacting the state of North Carolina.</span><span class="EOP SCXW261341789 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/north%20carolina%20map%20icon.png" data-entity-uuid="9fcacc76-aba2-4211-abd2-502d2cad54ee" data-entity-type="file" alt="north carolina map" width="150" height="150" class="align-center" loading="lazy"></div> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/grants/our-grantees/north-carolina-state-profile">Learn ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ North Carolina</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>Learn ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ Legal Aid of North Carolina</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-wysiwyg field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class="TextRun SCXW1838304 BCX0 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US">Learn about LSC grantee, Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC).</span></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-secondary-cta field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action 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