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Questions and answers about how to vote by mail or in person, especially for persons with disabilities. Prepared by the Minnesota Disability Law Center mndlc.org.
Discover the hopeful story of MDLC’s fight for education services for Matthew, a 15-year-old client with autism and behavioral challenges, who lives in a group home.
Learn about Legal Aid’s partnerships that provide legal services for East African immigrants through a generous gift from the Pat and Tom Grossman Family Fund of the Minnesota Community Foundation.
MMLA provides high-quality legal representation for low-income residents of Minnesota on a variety of civil matters at no cost to clients. Learn about Legal Aid’s impact and breadth of services.
During the pandemic, paralegal Abdirahman Hussein and his colleagues adapted quickly, offering phone and online appointments.
Legal Aid’s Low Income Tax Clinic (LITC) is the only organization in the state guiding low-income people through the IRS’s non-filer form to receive economic stimulus payments.
In 2011, Legal Aid Attorney Jessica Webster enlisted the help of pro bono attorneys to investigate and document lunch-shaming across the state. Policies ranged from helpful (providing unlimited hot meals) to punitive (blocking students from graduation ceremonies.) Armed with the facts, she asked Minnesota’s Attorney General for help and got it.
They told Vera she might have to move. Her daughter said when they met administrators of the assisted living facility, it was clear they already made the decision. “We were ambushed. Two women stood over my mother, who is a tiny lady, and put her through the wringer.” Then came the eviction letter. Then came Legal Aid.
After moving out of an apartment, Mohamed only received $114 of his original $1800 security deposit. With support from the Community Foundation grant, Legal Aid Attorney Dean Treftz was able to help him get his deposit back, and investigate landlord concerns.
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