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Some Sources of Helpful Information
Below are some reliable places that can help you get the information you need.

RENTER BASICS
  • Tenants and Landlords: Rights and Responsibilities. Office of the Attorney General: Keith Ellison
    https://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/handbooks/lt/default.asp

  • Hennepin County MN Community Resources. County resource Helpline: 612-348-3000. Help available in multiple languages. Call for help with food, clothes, finance, health, and supplies.

    https://www.hennepin.us/residents/emergencies/community-resources
    		• The City of Golden Valley http://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/
    Phone: 763-593-8095

  • Tenant Information: https://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/homeyard/tenant-information.php

    Help and Assistance Programs for Seniors: http://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/recreation/seniors/help.php
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    Legal Help for Renters
  • HOME Line
    HOME Line provides free and low-cost legal, organizing, education, and advocacy services so that tenants throughout Minnesota can solve their own rental housing problems. We work to improve public and private policies relating to rental housing by involving affected tenants in the process."
    Phone: 612-728-5763. "Call for FREE legal help.
    Llame para información legal GRATUITA
    Wac si aad u hesho caawin lacag la’aan ah xaga sharciyada
    Peb Pab Pub Dawb

    https://homelinemn.org/
    		• Looking for Affordable Mortgages?

  • Minnesota Housing
    All Minnesotans live and thrive in a safe, stable home they can afford in a community of their choice.

    Homebuyer education
    https://www.mnhousing.gov//sites/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1457373575003pagename=External%2FPage%2FEXTStandardLayout
    Financial Assistance
    The Minnesota Housing Start Up loan program can make homeownership fit your budget.

    https://www.mnhousing.gov/sites/homebuyers/startup
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    Social Services

  • Community Action Partnership of Hennepin Co.
    Partners with community to provide effective and responsive services to reduce the impact of poverty in Hennepin County.
    Provides: Energy Assistance, Water Assistance, Vehicle Repair Assistance, Homebuyers Services, Rental Assistance, Homeless Services, MNsure Application Assistance, and more.

    • https://caphennepin.org/who-we-are/     		Food Shelf & Social Services in Golden Valley
  • PRISM
    Healthy food. Proper clothing. Housing stability. This is the ongoing story of PRISM.
    Phone: 763-529-1350
    Programs:
    MarketPlace Food Shelf
    Shop for Change Thrift Shop
    Housing Programs
    cChildren's Programs

    https://www.prismmpls.org/

     

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