Handles consumer complaints, mediation of disputes with businesses and/or referral to other appropriate governmental agencies. The complaint process can include a wide variety of consumer areas including utilities, student loans, automobiles, and scams of all types. Provides information on consumer laws and consumer issues through telephone contacts and consumer information brochures. Includes information on the Fair Credit Reporting Act and similar Minnesota statute involving credit checks and background checks. Provides information on Minnesota charities and the laws that govern them. Brochures available free of charge include, but not limited to: - Abusive/Predatory Lending - Cars for Charity: A Guide to Vehicle Donations - Conciliation Court - Debt Collection Fact Sheet - Disaster Information - Foreign Advance Fee Fraud - Guarding Your Privacy: Tips to Prevent Identity Theft - Home Buyer's Handbook - Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities - Managing Your Health Care - Mental Health Care - Seniors' Legal Rights - Student Loan Guide - The Car Handbook - The Credit Handbook - Tips For Charitable Giving Website contains additional information and full text of most brochures as well.

Provides mediation of disputes among neighbors, family members, shared parenting, builder and homeowners, property owners/managers and renters, businesses and consumers, employers and employees, juveniles, runaways, post-divorce issues, and several other services. Note: Agency is a member organization of Community Mediation of Minnesota which is a statewide single entry point for conflict resolution services. Clients can request a mediation through Community Mediation of Minnesota's website or contact any member organization directly.

Provides presentations to organizations, agencies, community groups, and others interested in mediation and conflict resolution.

Provides alternate dispute resolution services, including conflict coaching, mediation, meeting and restorative services and conflict resolution training. Services are provided by staff and trained volunteers who are residents of the community. Sessions are scheduled at a time and location convenient to parties including night and weekend hours. Dispute resolution services are available for a wide range of disputes including but not limited to: - Family conflicts - Elder care issues - Juvenile restorative justice diversion programming - Neighbor conflicts - Landlord/tenant disputes, pre-file eviction - Unmarried couple separation - Post divorce and parenting time - Roommate disagreements - Employer/employee - Business/consumer - Conflict between students in school - Conflict within neighborhood/community groups, boards of directors, businesses, condo-townhouse associations and co-ops Note: Agency is a member organization of Community Mediation of Minnesota which is a statewide single entry point for conflict resolution services. Clients can Request a Mediation via Community Mediation of Minnesota's website or contact any member organization directly.

Provides alternate dispute resolution services, including conflict coaching, mediation, meeting and restorative services and conflict resolution training. Services are provided by staff and trained volunteers who are residents of the community. Sessions are scheduled at a time and location convenient to parties including night and weekend hours. Dispute resolution services are available for a wide range of disputes including but not limited to: - Family conflicts - Elder care issues - Juvenile restorative justice diversion programming - Neighbor conflicts - Landlord/tenant disputes, pre-file eviction - Unmarried couple separation - Post divorce and parenting time - Roommate disagreements - Employer/employee - Business/consumer - Conflict between students in school - Conflict within neighborhood/community groups, boards of directors, businesses, condo-townhouse associations and co-ops Note: Agency is a member organization of Community Mediation of Minnesota which is a statewide single entry point for conflict resolution services. Clients can Request a Mediation via Community Mediation of Minnesota's website or contact any member organization directly.

Provides alternate dispute resolution services, including conflict coaching, mediation, meeting and restorative services and conflict resolution training. Services are provided by staff and trained volunteers who are residents of the community. Sessions are scheduled at a time and location convenient to parties including night and weekend hours. Dispute resolution services are available for a wide range of disputes including but not limited to: - Family conflicts - Elder care issues - Juvenile restorative justice diversion programming - Neighbor conflicts - Landlord/tenant disputes, pre-file eviction - Unmarried couple separation - Post divorce and parenting time - Roommate disagreements - Employer/employee - Business/consumer - Conflict between students in school - Conflict within neighborhood/community groups, boards of directors, businesses, condo-townhouse associations and co-ops Note: Agency is a member organization of Community Mediation of Minnesota which is a statewide single entry point for conflict resolution services. Clients can Request a Mediation via Community Mediation of Minnesota's website or contact any member organization directly.