Down Home NC on WNCW’s Morning Edition
On April 6th, Down Home NC’s members were featured on NPR’s Morning Edition via WNCW. Members of our Haywood County chapter shared their experiences of knocking on thousands of doors …
News
Poor People’s Campaign: Sam Wilds’ story
My name is Sam Wilds, I am 25 years old and I live in Canton, North Carolina. I am totally blind, I grew up in these mountains, and during my …
Poor People’s Campaign: Debbie Smith’s story
My name is Debbie Smith and I am a proud member of Down Home NC in and a resident of Burlington NC. I am here to discuss poverty and how …
Health care for all: Marta Concepcion’s story
Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced that it will allow states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients for the first time in history. This is outrageous. I have …
State of our Union
This is the text of a speech given by Down Home NC’s Chelsea White. Good evening y’all, My name is Chelsea White and I am a proud, Appalachian woman. I …