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Squeezed, Hounded and Harassed – MN Women’s Press

Twenty-four years after first publishing “Squeezed, Hounded, and Harassed,” Minnesota Women’s Press interviews Housing Discrimination Attorney Elana Dahlager.

Legal Aid in the community helps neighbors become citizens

Waite House, our newest community clinic in South Minneapolis, plays host to those seeking U.S. citizenship and Legal Aid lawyers who can help them!

A tangled web: Minnesota’s post-COVID Medicaid ‘unwinding’ requires patience, compassion – Minnesota Medicine

Legal Aid Attorney Ralonda Mason gives her take on the Medicaid unwind process. She describes the emotional toll on clients, as she and Legal Aid’s Project Care team determine who qualifies for affordable health coverage and who doesn’t.

20 years-old and sued for $40K

When Asha* came to us for help, she was being sued for $40,000. Attorney Beth Goodell, who leads Legal Aid’s consumer unit, describes how her young client was suddenly saddled with enormous debt because of an abusive ex-boyfriend.

Youth Law Project helps student escape pain

Pheng Thao’s client, a high schooler without parents, had a health crisis that required a legal solution.

Client’s rent skyrockets from $75 a month to $22,000

It was clear the Housing Authority had miscalculated our client’s benefits. But, Housing Attorney Courtney Arthur found that proving it wasn’t going to be a quick fix.

Nationwide search underway for executive director

As Executive Director Danielle Shelton-Walczak steps down, the search begins for the next leader of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.

Not news: Legal Aid is free

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid wants the public to know they should never pay for Legal Aid. If asked to pay, that is a red flag that you are not dealing with Legal Aid.

Grandparents find Legal Aid in the community

What Sean and Nina needed was permanent custody but navigating the process wasn’t easy. Then they found Legal Aid. “Joe rolled up his sleeves and did the paperwork for us,” Sean recalled. “It was very easy. We’d meet with him to give him information, he’d let us know what we needed to do and we’d go do it.”

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