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A free expungement clinic could help you clear hurdles for employment, housing, and more. It will give you the chance to learn if a past criminal charge or conviction can be erased from your criminal record, or if you can entirely delete your criminal record. Simply put, an expungement can give you a fresh start and open up a variety of new opportunities. To RSVP, call the Career Center at (828) 251-6200; email Vanessa L. James at Vanessa.James@nccommerce.com; or register at legalaidnc.org.
Other benefits of expungement include:
- Immigration status.
- Rental and public housing.
- Public benefits.
- Military service.
- Public office.
- Occupational license.
- Public and private employment.
- Financial aid.
- Voting.
Expungement Clinic information:
Tuesday, April 3, at 2 p.m., at the NCWorks Career Center, 48 Grove St., Asheville, NC 28801.
If you can’t attend this clinic, Buncombe County’s Justice Resource Center is a one-stop facility for assistance with expungement and a variety of other services including:
- Case management.
- Career and educational navigation.
- Community service coordination.
- Diversion services.
- Evidence-based classes and education.
- Public benefits access.
- Re-entry services.
To make an appointment for any of these services or learn more about the Justice Resource Center click here, call (828) 250-6401, or drop by at 60 Court Plaza, 15th floor, Asheville, NC 28801; walk-ins are welcome and we are open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.