DESCRIPTION: This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence. Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention. MORE INFORMATION Provides assistance to victims of domestic abuse including: * Advocacy and follow-up support * Court accompaniment * Crisis information * Education programs * Information and referral * Help with Order for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders * Order filing assistance * Safety planning * Support groups * Support during a sexual assault exam * Attend medical appointments

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION The Center focuses on providing assistance for Chinese immigrants, refugees, from children to elderly in various social service areas, such as: * Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security disability * Medicare, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare * Public Housing * Child care assistance, school information, Head start, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) * Employment referral and unemployment benefits * Immigration counseling * Psycho-social counseling * Translation * Crisis intervention * Health care information and referral

DESCRIPTION: Program that helps people understand and successfully complete forms, paperwork or documents that are required to receive benefits or services MORE INFORMATION May provide help with: * Disability assistance in the form of helping with paperwork * Assistance with paperwork to obtain a business license * Driving licenses assistance in the form of interpreter services and paperwork assistance * Citizenship process assistance in the form of paperwork assistance

DESCRIPTION: Program that maintains a list of private attorneys and can connect people who need legal services to attorneys that can help them. Examples of specialty areas are family law, elder law, immigration law and real estate law. MORE INFORMATION An online directory of nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal help Users can search for organizations by state, zip code, or detention facility.

DESCRIPTION: Provides information about different types of law, the criminal justice system or other legal topics MORE INFORMATION Focuses on serving people with disabilities to make sure they: * Receive necessary support and services to live as independently as possible * Are not victims of neglect or abuse * Receive access to appropriate services * Understand their rights

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Trained staff and volunteers offer help to survivors, families, and friends who have been affected by crime or violence. Advocates provide: * Crisis line * Civil and legal assistance * Assistance through the criminal court process * Hospital or law enforcement accompaniment * Short term emergency placement * Support groups * Parenting time centers * Thrift Store vouchers

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Helps Spanish speaking and Karen speaking immigrant and refugee families navigate the school system and connect to local services

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Provides advocacy and support to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families Services include: * Referral to resources and information * Accompany individual at team meetings or meetings with other professionals

DESCRIPTION: Legal aid program that offers legal counseling and/or representation for low-income individuals, typically in the areas of disability law, elder law and family law Free or low cost legal services help people who are unable to afford a lawyer get access to the court system. MORE INFORMATION Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid gives legal help to people in poverty and to people of any income level age 60 or older or living with disabilities. Legal aid services include: * Debt collection and unfair loans * Disability-related cases * Divorce when child custody is an issue * Domestic violence * Elder abuse * Housing discrimination and evictions * Immigration and citizenship * Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax issues * Denial and termination of public benefits * Youth seeking help from abuse and neglect Monthly senior wills clinics are held on the second Wednesday of the month * The events calendar (https://mylegalaid.org/events) shows upcoming clinics. * Call 612-334-5970 to make an appointment At the monthly Wills Clinics attorneys help with: * Allocation (wills) * Power of Attorney * Health Care Directives * Transfer on Death Deeds

DESCRIPTION: This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence. Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention. MORE INFORMATION Services include: * Information and referrals * Case management and safety planning * Emergency shelter/safe housing * Support groups * Legal advocacy, including: - Orders for Protection - Support through court process - Legal aid referrals - Assist with police reports Provides education for the community, batterers intervention program and a school-based violence prevention curriculum for youth

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Provides telephone support in multiple languages, resources, forms, and classes. * Free form letters (https://homelinemn.org/form-letters) to help you communicate and document your rental housing issues: * Resources for renters and tenant associations (https://homelinemn.org/organizing/organizing-resources) * Tenant/Landlord law trainings and webinars (https://homelinemn.org/category/trainings) * Spanish and Somali speaking tenant advocates on staff The Landlords Guide to Minnesota Law (https://homelinemn.org/publications/landlordsguidetomnlaw) a legal guide for landlords that addresses every landlord-tenant legal issue that is likely to arise over the course of a lease.

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Trained staff and volunteers offer help to survivors, families, and friends who have been affected by crime or violence. Advocates provide: * Crisis line * Civil and legal assistance * Assistance through the criminal court process * Hospital or law enforcement accompaniment * Short term emergency placement * Support groups * Parenting time centers * Thrift Store vouchers

DESCRIPTION: Landlord and tenant assistance that offers help, information, and support during rental housing disputes MORE INFORMATION Legal advice and representation for people who are having problems with a landlord Cases can involve: * The landlord is not making repairs to address serious repair problems * Illegally changed locks * Illegal retaliation by landlord to a tenant * Evictions * Loss of rental assistance subsidy * Discrimination * Also helps homeowners

DESCRIPTION: This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence. Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention. MORE INFORMATION Provides: * Assistance with writing protective orders * Transportation and accompaniment to court or the hospital for a forensic exam * Safety planning * Emergency hotel/motel safe homing * Emergency financial assistance * Personal advocacy * Crisis intervention * Support groups * Information and referrals * Care and Share Corner offers free clothing, blankets, school supplies and toiletries, as donated

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION People First assists adults 18 years of age and older learn self-advocacy skills * Assists adults who are experiencing discrimination in the workplace, housing, education, the justice system * Provides training and education

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Advocates for and promotes a better quality of life and social wellness of Deaf people through its membership, activities and advocacy Activities include but are not limited to: * Biennial conference * Deaf culture salon * Deaf awareness day * Virtual meetings

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Advocates on behalf of individuals experiencing mental health challenges in rural Minnesota by offering training and education opportunities such as: * Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) * Mental Health First Aid * Question, Persuade, and Refer Suicide Prevention Training * Certified Peer Specialist Training

DESCRIPTION: This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence. Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention. MORE INFORMATION * Assists with housing, shelter placement, and obtaining Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders * Immigration advocacy and assistance * Support and care for victims of domestic violence * Legal and financial advocacy * 24/7 multilingual crisis line and helpline * Community awareness-raising about domestic violence * Violence prevention training

DESCRIPTION: This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence. Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention. MORE INFORMATION Advocates are available to help with safety through direct services, education and advocacy for all people experiencing domestic violence.

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Advocacy services assist with: * Care Plan Management * Insurance * Paperwork * Applying for benefits * Help with appointments * Referral to other community organizations * Finding equipment and supplies * Addressing grievances * Problem solving

DESCRIPTION: Legal aid program that offers legal counseling and/or representation for low-income individuals, typically in the areas of disability law, elder law and family law Free or low cost legal services help people who are unable to afford a lawyer get access to the court system. MORE INFORMATION Free legal advice and basic services on a variety of civil issues including immigration, housing, and debt collection.

DESCRIPTION: This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence. Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention. MORE INFORMATION This is a private, non-profit organization serves women, children and men who have experienced sexual violence. Services include: * 24/7 crisis intervention and information line * Follow-up assistance * Criminal and civil legal advocacy - Assistance filing restraining orders and orders for protection - Assistance with filing reports with law enforcement * Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program * Medical accompaniment to sexual assault examinations at local emergency rooms * Crisis intervention * Ongoing counseling * Support groups * Personal advocacy * Safe at Home address confidentiality program

DESCRIPTION: Legal aid program that offers legal counseling and/or representation for low-income individuals, typically in the areas of disability law, elder law and family law Free or low cost legal services help people who are unable to afford a lawyer get access to the court system. MORE INFORMATION Offers free legal help in a full range of civil matters, including: * Family * Government benefits * Housing * Refugees and immigrants * Education * Agricultural workers * Seniors * Consumer issues * Debt and creditor * Employment * Guardianship and conservatorship * Real estate * Taxes

DESCRIPTION: Provides information about different types of law, the criminal justice system or other legal topics MORE INFORMATION Provides free information and civil legal aid to people with low incomes in central Minnesota. Free civil legal aid for: * Debt collection and unfair loans * Disability-related cases * Divorce and child custody * Domestic violence * Elder abuse * Housing discrimination and evictions * Immigration and citizenship * Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax issues * Denial and termination of public benefits * Youth seeking help from abuse and neglect

DESCRIPTION: Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION The Civil Rights Department counsels, mediates and advocates on behalf of Muslims and others who have experienced religious discrimination, defamation or hate crimes. The department works to protect and defend the constitutional rights of American Muslims. Offers publications that address the needs and rights of American Muslims * Offers resources to help mosques and Islamic centers enhance their safety and security * Handbooks and resource materials for the Muslim community