Justice Served NC, founded and led by Executive Director Diana Powell, is a Raleigh-based non-profit organization committed to preventing youth and adults from becoming entangled in the criminal justice system. As a native of Raleigh with experience working in the Department of Corrections, Powell brings firsthand understanding to her advocacy work.

The organization provides vital services including record expungement assistance, criminal justice education, and advocacy for police oversight and reform, particularly focusing on issues affecting Black and Brown communities. Justice Served NC also addresses homelessness and housing insecurity, providing support for working families who have been displaced due to rising costs, evictions, and other challenging circumstances, embodying Powell’s philosophy that these individuals need “not a hand out, but a hand up.”