Programs geared toward helping Cambodian elders and other southeast Asians in the following areas: - Applying for public benefits - English instruction - Citizenship classes, INS interviews and immigration assistance - Healthy eating promotion which reconnects participants with the eating habits of their home countries through nutrition education, development of community gardens, and meals served three days a week from a local restaurant. Serves elders from the Cambodian, Chinese, and Karen communities. - Physical activities and active living - Cultural and traditional ceremonies - Health education - Medicare application - Housing assistance - Funeral assistance - Recreational activities - Group shopping and medical appointment transportation - Translation

Provides legal representation on immigration issues. Services include: - Assist victims of crime, domestic violence, and human trafficking in their applications for immigration status - Citizenship and green card applications - Defend detained immigrants in deportation proceedings - General immigration assistance for permanent residents applying for citizenship - Help people apply for certain types of residencies such as U-Visa, DACA renewal, VAWA petition, and T-Visas - Represent immigrant youth and seniors in a wide array of application types NOTE: Services are completely confidential and staff do not report the immigration status of people who contact them for advice or services.

Focuses on increasing the number of lawful permanent residents in Minnesota who become U.S. citizens and collaborating across sectors to promote the importance of citizenship. ILCM works with clients to file the citizenship application and accompanies applicants to the citizenship interview. Many naturalization cases are placed with private attorneys trained and supervised through our Pro Bono Project.

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office. - Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship. - Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

Provides legal advice and representation to noncitizens. Helps determine immigration status and eligibility, offers representation when applying for immigration benefits, and gives referrals to other legal services if needed.

Provides advice, brief services, and some full-representation available statewide on immigration issues, including naturalization, U Visas, and U Visa Adjustment of Status. Does not provide asylum, detainee assistance, and immigration court services.

Provides representation for individuals from countries granted TPS by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TPS is a temporary immigration status for individuals who are unable to return home safely due to civil war, natural disaster, or other conditions or circumstances preventing their return to their home country. During the designated TPS period, TPS holders cannot be deported from the United States and cannot be detained by DHS on the basis of their immigration status. TPS holders are eligible for an employment authorization document (EAD) and for travel authorization.

Legal services and representation provided to victims as they interact with the various systems that may be related to sexual assault. These include the criminal justice system, law enforcement, governmental entities, social services, civil attorneys and others. An attorney and legal advocate work specifically with victim/survivors on the sometimes complicated issues that can arise as a result of sexual violence. Legal services for victims of sexual assault including: - Applying for a protection order, known as an Order for Protection (OFP) or Harassment Restraining Orders (HRO) - Applying for Crime Victim Reparations (reimbursement for expenses due to the violence) - Applying for the Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program - Assistance Writing Victim Impact Statements - Attending court and campus hearings - Ending a lease due to sexual violence - Follow up interviews with law enforcement or educational institutions - Legal advice and representation in civil legal matters including: - Divorce, child custody, and paternity - Employment - Housing (landlord/tenant disputes) - Immigration - Orders for Protection/Harassment Restraining Orders - Title IX (prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program) - Provide information about the criminal justice process - Reporting sexual violence, including trafficking and exploitation - Safety planning

- Volunteer attorneys represent low income asylum seekers at interviews with Department of Homeland Security asylum officers, in removal proceedings before immigration judges and in administrative and federal court appeals. - Provides brief advice, pro se (self-representation) information and limited assistance in preparing asylum application to asylum seekers not accepted for full representation.

Employment services: Works with employers in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota to provide job placement and employment retention support to refugees and asylees who have been in the U.S. for less than five years. Assists with job skills training, resume writing, interviewing, and overall job readiness. Intensive case management (ICM): Assists refugees or secondary migrants who need additional help after the 90-day resettlement period. Connects refugees to a range of services, such as mental health counseling, employment services, assistance securing housing, mentoring, and extended cultural orientation. ?? Immigration services: Offers immigration legal services at low cost to help refugees, asylees, and other immigrants living in the Twin Cities and St. Cloud. Helps clients complete immigration documents - including permanent resident, naturalization, green card and visa applications, employment authorization, citizenship documents, family reunification petitions, and family visa applications. Refugee resettlement services: Assists? refugees during their first 90 days to get established and off to a good start in their new home. Helps to secure housing and find employment, enroll in school and English classes, connect to medical care, connect to community resources, orient to their community, and build bridges across cultures. Also provides additional services to students to help them achieve school success and support refugees who have been victims of trafficking.??????????????????????

Assistance to refugees, asylees, and immigrants in navigating the process of permanent residency, citizenship, and other immigration procedures. One-on-one help in completing applications, explaining the process and answering questions. Referral to low-cost immigration attorney for further legal consultation when necessary.

Free monthly legal clinics. Legal advice provided in the areas of family law, senior law and immigration law.

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office. - Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship. - Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

Provides legal representation in immigration related legal matters throughout the state of Minnesota. These may include deportation defense, family based petitions, applications for lawful permanent residency, visa processing, waivers, TPS, asylum, U Visa, T Visa, VAWA, and SIJS cases, DACA renewals, citizenship, and naturalization. ILCM does not represent tourist or student related visas, nor employment based or religious worker visas.

Free legal advice and basic services on a variety of civil issues including immigration, housing, and debt collection

Focuses on increasing the number of lawful permanent residents in Minnesota who become U.S. citizens and collaborating across sectors to promote the importance of citizenship. ILCM works with clients to file the citizenship application and accompanies applicants to the citizenship interview. Many naturalization cases are placed with private attorneys trained and supervised through our Pro Bono Project.

Provides legal representation in immigration related legal matters throughout the state of Minnesota. These may include deportation defense, family based petitions, applications for lawful permanent residency, visa processing, waivers, TPS, asylum, U Visa, T Visa, VAWA, and SIJS cases, DACA renewals, citizenship, and naturalization. ILCM does not represent tourist or student related visas, nor employment based or religious worker visas.

Employment - Partners with the Minnesota Department of Human Services - Refugee Assistance Program to provide assistance developing job skills and finding employment Health - Grant-funded through UCare to provide education regarding diabetes, child and teen check-ups, and mental health - Partners with Minnesota Care Counseling to provide linguistically appropriate trauma counseling - Works with the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities to provide leadership training to people with disabilities in the Somali and Latinx communities - Works with the Minnesota Department of Health to assess Somali communities throughout southern Minnesota for suicide prevention readiness and come up with plans to increase prevention measures Resettlement - Assistance with health care access, legal protection, education, training for income generation skills, and other services - Assists new arrivals with documentation paperwork and in navigating the American system - English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are taught at Faribault site through partnership with Faribault Adult Basic Education - Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services assists with legal issues and documentation - Works with Rice County Social Services to connect transportation and childcare resources, and provide job search assistance Youth and Elders - Programming for health and socialization is provided for elders in partnership with UCare - Provides work experiences and supported employment to older workers through the Senior Community Supported Employment Program - Through partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, leadership, soft skills training, and assistance with job searching is providing to youth

Provides legal representation in immigration related legal matters throughout the state of Minnesota. These may include deportation defense, family based petitions, applications for lawful permanent residency, visa processing, waivers, TPS, asylum, U Visa, T Visa, VAWA, and SIJS cases, DACA renewals, citizenship, and naturalization. ILCM does not represent tourist or student related visas, nor employment based or religious worker visas.

Individuals who are found to qualify for protection and relief may be eligible to receive full representation, where ILCM represents the individual in court and, if necessary, through the appeals process. The following services may be available, depending on the situation: - Accepts calls from immigrant detainees who are in custody, providing advice and brief service to every individual - Advice and brief service to detainees in custody - Full representation for detained clients who qualify for asylum or other relief, and presents appeals at the Board of Immigration Appeals

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office. - Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship. - Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

Assists agricultural workers with employment-related legal issues and improving the working and living conditions of agricultural workers. Cases that are generally accepted: - Employer-provided housing concerns - Employment discrimination and retaliation - H-2A contract violations - Labor trafficking - Limited public benefits assistance - Problems during the recruitment process - Wage theft - Workplace health and safety violations

Employment - Partners with the Minnesota Department of Human Services - Refugee Assistance Program to provide assistance developing job skills and finding employment Health - Grant-funded through UCare to provide education regarding diabetes, child and teen check-ups, and mental health - Partners with Minnesota Care Counseling to provide linguistically appropriate trauma counseling - Works with the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities to provide leadership training to people with disabilities in the Somali and Latinx communities - Works with the Minnesota Department of Health to assess Somali communities throughout southern Minnesota for suicide prevention readiness and come up with plans to increase prevention measures Resettlement - Assistance with health care access, legal protection, education, training for income generation skills, and other services - Assists new arrivals with documentation paperwork and in navigating the American system - English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are taught at Faribault site through partnership with Faribault Adult Basic Education - Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services assists with legal issues and documentation - Works with Rice County Social Services to connect transportation and childcare resources, and provide job search assistance Youth and Elders - Programming for health and socialization is provided for elders in partnership with UCare - Provides work experiences and supported employment to older workers through the Senior Community Supported Employment Program - Through partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, leadership, soft skills training, and assistance with job searching is providing to youth

- Refugee and Employment Programs: Employment counseling, assistance in job search and placement. Service is available in most refugee languages. - Refugee resettlement assistance provided for application of family reunification for eligible relatives and for Green Card applications and other INS documents. - Minnesota Family Investment Program: MFIP provider of case management and supported work program for Hennepin County.

Education for Low Income Refugees, Immigrants, and Juveniles: Seeks to clarify what constitutes illegal behavior in the United States and how to avoid criminal behavior when dealing with law enforcement. The education program for juveniles focuses on helping juvenile persons avoid illegal behavior and encourage positive interaction with law enforcement. NJC partners with schools and other human service programs to help low income juveniles of color increase their knowledge of their rights and responsibilities and how to avoid criminal behavior. Expungements: Program seeks to assist persons with a prior criminal record in getting that record sealed by the court through its expungement process; serves Ramsey County residents only Internal Affairs Complaints: Assists people who believe they have been unfairly targeted or mistreated by law enforcement with filing a complaint with law enforcement's Internal Affairs Division for investigation of misconduct Legal Representation and Advice: provides assistance to disadvantaged and undeserved persons who face criminal charges and need legal representation or advice to obtain the best possible outcome. The project seeks to serve populations who are targeted by law enforcement and not always treated equally under the law. Many of the clients represented also face immigration consequences because defendants increasingly are refugees or immigrants with charges against them that could result in deportation proceedings. Staff look beyond the immediate legal problems, helping to arrange such services as chemical dependency or mental health treatment. Bilingual, bi-cultural community advocates fill paralegal and research needs, serve as liaisons between clients and the court system, and help educate clients to avoid future problems.