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Bridge to Benefits — http://mn.bridgetobenefits.org/
First Link — http://www.myfirstlink.org/
Minnesota Help Information — http://www.minnesotahelp.info/public/
Online access to Minnesota resources

Consumer

Cold Weather Rule (MN) - Protection from Disconnection — http://www.puc.state.mn.us/consumer/assist/coldrule.htm
Federal Trade Commission for the Consumer — http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
Minnesota Attorney General's Consumer Division — http://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/Default.htm
Minnesota Department of Commerce — http://www.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?id=-536881350&agency=Commerce
Telephone Service Discount Programs for Low-Income Households (MN) — http://www.puc.state.mn.us/consumer/assist/tsd1.htm

Court Forms

LawHelpMN.org — http://www.LawHelpMN.org/FormHelper
Selected topics of pro se forms with "live" help
Minnesota Courts — http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=513

Disabilities

Americans with Disabilities Act — http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Housing for People with Disabilities and Special Needs — http://www.mortgageloan.com/disabilities/
Minnesota State Council on Disability Information Network — http://www.disability.state.mn.us./
Minnesota Work Incentives Connection — http://www.mnworkincentives.com

Domestic Abuse

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse — http://www.mincava.umn.edu/
Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women — http://www.mcbw.org/
Minnesota Rural Advocacy Programs - Where to Go for Help — http://www.letswrap.com/usadv/index.htm
Violence Against Women Online Resources — http://www.vaw.umn.edu/

Education

Minnesota Department of Education — http://cfl.state.mn.us/html/mde_home.htm
National Information Center for Children with Disabilities — http://www.nichcy.org/
Pacer Center — http://www.pacer.org
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights for Children with Disabilities
US Department of Education — http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

Eliminate Poverty in Minnesota by 2020

— http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--vawCsTJXk
Click this link to view a newly-released 60-second video to encourage you to join the movement to end poverty by 2020 and attend the Statewide Gathering on five sites throughout Minnesota (web-linked) on February 27, 2010. A Minnesota Without Poverty believes that together we can create inventive solutions to reverse the cycle of poverty, and put an end to it for good. It is not an easy task, but by building bridges with business, education, faith communities, government, communities of color, people experiencing poverty, foundations and non-profits, we believe the promise of ending poverty can become a reality. Join the statewide movement to end poverty by 2020.

Employment

Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development — http://www.deed.state.mn.us/
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry — http://www.doli.state.mn.us/
National Employment Law Project — http://www.nelp.org/

Housing

Fair Housing - Disability Discrimination — http://www.bazelon.org/issues/housing/
Federal Fair Housing Laws — http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/FHLaws/index.cfm
Housing for People with Disabilities & Special Needs — http://www.mortgageloan.com/disabilities/
Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities — http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Housing/LandlordTenants.asp
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency — http://www.mhfa.state.mn.us

Legal Aid Resources

LawHelp Minnesota — http://www.lawhelpmn.org
Information to help low-income Minnesotans solve civil legal problems
Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners — http://www.wmitchell.edu/Legal-Practice-Center/Clinics/LAMP/
Legal Services Advocacy Project — http://www.lsapmn.org
Legal Services Corporation — http://www.lsc.gov/
Minnesota Legal Services Coalition - State Support Office — http://www.mnlegalservices.org
Minnesota State Bar Association - Find a Lawyer — http://www.mnfindalawyer.com/
Northwest Area Foundation Indicator — http://www.indicators.nwaf.org/
Supplies information about local population characteristics, economic well-being, health, etc. of Minnesota and its residents
ProJusticeMN — http://www.projusticemn.org/
Minnesota's online poverty law resource center
The National Center on Poverty Law — http://www.povertylaw.org/poverty-law-library

Legal Research

Code of Federal Regulations — http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Federal Register — http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Find Law — http://www.findlaw.com/
Law Moose — http://www.lawmoose.com
Minnesota State Court Forms — http://www.courts.state.mn.us/ctforms/
Minnesota State Law Library - Self Help Resources — http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/selfhelp.html
Minnesota Statutes and Session Laws — http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.asp
United States Code — http://uscode.house.gov/

Public Benefits

Covering All Families — http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/coveringallfamilies/
Web Tool designed to aid families in identifing program eligibility
Minnesota Department of Human Services — http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/

Seniors

AARP - Legal Hotline Help — http://www.legalhotlines.org
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services — http://cms.hhs.gov/default.asp?fromhcfadotgov=true
Minnesota Attorney General - Consumer Resources for Seniors — http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Seniors/Default.asp
Minnesota Board on Aging — http://www.mnaging.org
Minnesota Dept. of Health - Telephone Equipment Distribution Program — http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/ecs/ted/
Telephone assistive devises for the deaf or hard of hearing
Minnesota Dept. of Revenue - Property Tax Deferral — http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/taxes/property/publications/fact_sheets/html_content/seniordeferral_pro
Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Ass'n — http://www.mkca.org/
Advocacy program for those who are raising grandchildren or other kin
National Senior Citizens Law Center — http://www.nsclc.org/

Social Security/SSI

20 CFR 404 - Social Security Disability (Title II) — http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-0000.htm
20 CFR 416 - SSI (Title XVI) — http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-0000.htm
Listing of Impairments — http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-ap10.htm
National Center on Poverty Law — http://www.povertylaw.org/practice_areas/index.cfm?action=topic_home&topic=1740000
Social Security/SSI Practice Area
Social Security - Medical and Vocational Guidelines — http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-ap09.htm
Social Security Administration — http://www.socialsecurity.gov
Social Security Advisory Service — http://www.ssas.com
Social Security POMS — http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/
Social Security Rulings — http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/rulings/rulfind1.html

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