DESCRIPTION: Tax assistance for eligible individuals Tax preparation help can include tax assistance, filling out forms, completing paperwork or filing taxes electronically MORE INFORMATION Free tax preparation and financial advice for low to moderate-income clients year round

DESCRIPTION: An ombudsman is a neutral party who investigates consumer complaints. They work with both the consumer and the organization to resolve consumer issues and improve customer service. MORE INFORMATION Receives and investigates complaints against government and government regulated agencies and its officials Assists with the following: * Service concerns or complaints * Knowing your rights * Grievances * Access to appropriate services * Ideas for making services better * Review guardian actions * General questions and information on services for persons with mental or developmental disabilities, chemical dependence or emotional disturbance Minnesota State law protects people from retaliation that make complaints in good faith. Medical Review - Death and Serious Injury Reporting * An agency, facility or program must report to this office the death or serious injury of a client within 24 hours of the incident Civil Commitment Training and Resource Center (CCTRC) * Helps with information on the Civil Commitment and Treatment Act and related law

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Provides financial and career coaching. * Credit building * Homebuyer counseling * Asset building * Debt reduction * Budgeting * Increased savings

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Provides free and low cost financial services to help clients take control of their financial future Services include: * Individual budget counseling * Debt management * Community education * Consumer credit counseling services * Bankruptcy counseling * Credit report consultation Services are offered in-person, by phone or through an online portal.

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Financial mentoring for those who would like to work on a budget, understand credit scores, or talk through concerns about their bills.

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Wings for Widows provides personalized financial coaching and education to help the newly widowed gain clarity, confidence, and peace of mind. After losing a life partner, widowed persons have to deal with many financial, legal, and administrative matters. They guide widowed persons through the financial and legal complexities of early widowhood. Services include, but are not limited to: * Financial coaching * Financial coaching for veterans * Financial literacy education * Financial empowerment center * Financial wellness check * Resources * Peer listening and support * Private Facebook group

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps individuals and families: * Consumer credit counseling - including credit card debt counseling * Reviewing repayment options * Mortgage debt counseling * Reverse mortgage counseling * Collection debt counseling * Debt management plans Services are available for Minnesota residents by phone or virtually. They also offer in-person appointments across Minnesota. Counselors are fluent in Spanish and Hmong. In addition, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available as needed.

DESCRIPTION: An ombudsman is a neutral party who investigates consumer complaints. They work with both the consumer and the organization to resolve consumer issues and improve customer service. MORE INFORMATION Receives and investigates complaints against government and government regulated agencies and its officials Assists with the following: * Service concerns or complaints * Knowing your rights * Grievances * Access to appropriate services * Ideas for making services better * Review guardian actions * General questions and information on services for persons with mental or developmental disabilities, chemical dependence or emotional disturbance Minnesota State law protects people from retaliation that make complaints in good faith. Medical Review - Death and Serious Injury Reporting * An agency, facility or program must report to this office the death or serious injury of a client within 24 hours of the incident Civil Commitment Training and Resource Center (CCTRC) * Helps with information on the Civil Commitment and Treatment Act and related law

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION A national non-profit credit counseling agency They offer confidential and professional financial help over the phone. Services include: * Budget and credit counseling * Debt management * Bankruptcy counseling and education * Finance calculators and education

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps individuals and families: * Consumer credit counseling - including credit card debt counseling * Reviewing repayment options * Mortgage debt counseling * Reverse mortgage counseling * Collection debt counseling * Debt management plans Services are available for Minnesota residents by phone or virtually. They also offer in-person appointments across Minnesota. Counselors are fluent in Spanish and Hmong. In addition, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available as needed.

DESCRIPTION: An ombudsman is a neutral party who investigates consumer complaints. They work with both the consumer and the organization to resolve consumer issues and improve customer service. MORE INFORMATION The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) handles complaints of fraud, waste, and abuse in HUD programs and operations. * Types of complaints include mismanagement or violations of law, rules, or regulations by HUD employees or program participants * Complaints will be kept confidential if received by phone, mail or in person; confidentiality cannot be guaranteed through email * Laws protect consumers from reprisals

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps individuals and families: * Consumer credit counseling - including credit card debt counseling * Reviewing repayment options * Mortgage debt counseling * Reverse mortgage counseling * Collection debt counseling * Debt management plans Services are available for Minnesota residents by phone or virtually. They also offer in-person appointments across Minnesota. Counselors are fluent in Spanish and Hmong. In addition, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available as needed.

DESCRIPTION: An ombudsman is a neutral party who investigates consumer complaints. They work with both the consumer and the organization to resolve consumer issues and improve customer service. MORE INFORMATION Receives and investigates complaints against government and government regulated agencies and its officials Assists with the following: * Service concerns or complaints * Knowing your rights * Grievances * Access to appropriate services * Ideas for making services better * Review guardian actions * General questions and information on services for persons with mental or developmental disabilities, chemical dependence or emotional disturbance Minnesota State law protects people from retaliation that make complaints in good faith. Medical Review - Death and Serious Injury Reporting * An agency, facility or program must report to this office the death or serious injury of a client within 24 hours of the incident Civil Commitment Training and Resource Center (CCTRC) * Helps with information on the Civil Commitment and Treatment Act and related law

DESCRIPTION: An ombudsman is a neutral party who investigates consumer complaints. They work with both the consumer and the organization to resolve consumer issues and improve customer service. MORE INFORMATION Receives and investigates complaints against government and government regulated agencies and its officials Assists with the following: * Service concerns or complaints * Knowing your rights * Grievances * Access to appropriate services * Ideas for making services better * Review guardian actions * General questions and information on services for persons with mental or developmental disabilities, chemical dependence or emotional disturbance Minnesota State law protects people from retaliation that make complaints in good faith. Medical Review - Death and Serious Injury Reporting * An agency, facility or program must report to this office the death or serious injury of a client within 24 hours of the incident Civil Commitment Training and Resource Center (CCTRC) * Helps with information on the Civil Commitment and Treatment Act and related law

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps individuals and families: * Consumer credit counseling - including credit card debt counseling * Reviewing repayment options * Mortgage debt counseling * Reverse mortgage counseling * Collection debt counseling * Debt management plans Services are available for Minnesota residents by phone or virtually. They also offer in-person appointments across Minnesota. Counselors are fluent in Spanish and Hmong. In addition, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available as needed.

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps individuals and families: * Consumer credit counseling - including credit card debt counseling * Reviewing repayment options * Mortgage debt counseling * Reverse mortgage counseling * Collection debt counseling * Debt management plans Services are available for Minnesota residents by phone or virtually. They also offer in-person appointments across Minnesota. Counselors are fluent in Spanish and Hmong. In addition, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available as needed.

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Help people who want to buy a home get ready to qualify for a mortgage by improving credit scores, budgeting, and connecting to down payment resources. Homebuyer credit readiness coaches can help with making plans for: * Improving your credit score * Creating and sticking with a budget * Growing a savings account * Paying down debt.

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps individuals and families: * Consumer credit counseling - including credit card debt counseling * Reviewing repayment options * Mortgage debt counseling * Reverse mortgage counseling * Collection debt counseling * Debt management plans Services are available for Minnesota residents by phone or virtually. They also offer in-person appointments across Minnesota. Counselors are fluent in Spanish and Hmong. In addition, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available as needed.

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION One-on-one financial counseling sessions are available to those seeking help from any available program.

DESCRIPTION: Tax assistance for eligible individuals Tax preparation help can include tax assistance, filling out forms, completing paperwork or filing taxes electronically MORE INFORMATION Offers free, individualized tax preparation for low-to moderate-income taxpayers, age 50 and older. Also offers guidance about applying for Property Tax Relief (https://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/our-work/income)

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps individuals and families: * Consumer credit counseling - including credit card debt counseling * Reviewing repayment options * Mortgage debt counseling * Reverse mortgage counseling * Collection debt counseling * Debt management plans Services are available for Minnesota residents by phone or virtually. They also offer in-person appointments across Minnesota. Counselors are fluent in Spanish and Hmong. In addition, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available as needed.

DESCRIPTION: An ombudsman is a neutral party who investigates consumer complaints. They work with both the consumer and the organization to resolve consumer issues and improve customer service. MORE INFORMATION Provides a fair, neutral and transparent environment between state and county agencies and families of color in Minnesota Each of the following communities has an Ombudsperson: the Indian Affairs Council, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, and the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans An Ombudsperson is an independent government official responsible for reviewing government and government-regulated agencies in an effort to ensure that their practices are fair, reasonable and appropriate. To do this, the ombudsman: * Receives complaints solely active child protection investigations and/or court cases * Reviews and investigates complaints * Makes recommendations to the agencies to resolve the complaints Types of issues Office of the Ombudspersons for Families can assist with: * Child Protection matters - Child out-of-home placements and foster care issues * Unjust or discriminatory treatment by child protection services related to an active case Cannot help with: * Cannot give legal advice * Cannot investigate court decisions * Does not investigate attorneys, police, judges, or elected officials, or their decisions and actions * Does not investigate federal agencies

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps individuals and families: * Consumer credit counseling - including credit card debt counseling * Reviewing repayment options * Mortgage debt counseling * Reverse mortgage counseling * Collection debt counseling * Debt management plans Services are available for Minnesota residents by phone or virtually. They also offer in-person appointments across Minnesota. Counselors are fluent in Spanish and Hmong. In addition, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available as needed.

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Offers financial counseling and debt management support where counselors offer financial advice on: * Creating a Debt Management Plan (DMP) * Improving your credit score * Options to build assets * Creating a plan of action to get control of your finances

DESCRIPTION: Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information. MORE INFORMATION Helps people to learn about finances and credit and provides counseling assistance for money management and budgeting. Financial counseling appointments are offered Monday - Friday. Financial education programs includes: * Money management * Consumer fraud protection * Budgeting * Debt management * Building good credit - Credit counseling * Financial literacy * Mortgage delinquency and foreclosure prevention