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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.

Become a citizen with the help of Legal Aid

Legal Aid pro bono attorneys and volunteers explain steps to citizenship, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Brooklyn Park Library.

Greiling to headline Legal Aid luncheon

All are invited to attend this annual Access to Justice fundraiser benefitting Legal Aid in St. Cloud, Thursday, Oct. 12. Reservations required.

Ruling in Class Action Lawsuit favors Special Education students

Legal Aid is seeking to get the word out to certain special education students that they are now entitled to resume instruction they lost out on when the state prematurely ended their educational services.

Strategic racial equity plan finalized

Mid-Minnesota releases its 2023-24 Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan.

Legal Aid wins historic $1.138 M in Murphy v. Harpstead

A victory for Legal Aid plaintiffs and people with disabilities living in group homes also garners Legal Aid its highest award of fees in the organization’s history.

8th Circuit says Metro Transit must make changes

Legal Aid client Barry Segal, who identifies as Deafblind, invites the community to learn about his case and changes ordered in a settlement with Metro Transit by the Court of Appeals.

MN Disability Law Center Premieres Film Series

Intended for health care providers everywhere, “In Our Own Words” is a two-part film series centering the health care experience of people with disabilities.

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