Legal Resources

• Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) – Low-income legal aide (family law, government benefits, housing)
• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota – The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) is a nonprofit organization that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota.
• The Advocates for Human Rights – The Advocates represents people in the Upper Midwest who are seeking asylum, detained by immigration, unaccompanied children, or trafficking victims.
• Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) – Low-income legal aide clinics (non-criminal)
• Mitchell Hamline Self-Help Clinic – Free self-help clinic (divorce, child support, parenting time, criminal record)
• Legal Advice Clinics and Self-Help Centers Online Directory
• Legal Assistance of Dakota County & Volunteer Attorney Program – Legal representation and advice (family law)
• Dakota County Law Library – Legal clinics for family law, consumer law, and criminal record
• LawHelpMN – Online legal information resource on divorce, child support, guardianship, housing, unemployment, immigration, debt & criminal record)

Youth Intervention

• St. Paul Youth Services – in-home family-based intervention and behavioral intervention at schools for Ramsey County youth

Government Advocacy

• Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans – information on how to register to vote and about local representatives; learn about capitol events
• International Institute of Minnesota – assistance with citizenship, re-entry permits, green cards, some legal questions