Thousands of Minnesotans face eviction notices each year and end up in court — often without a lawyer or an understanding of their rights.
News Story (Minnesota)
Shannon Prather
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
February 9, 2019
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Tags: Civil Right to Counsel, Housing: Eviction
Organizations mentioned/involved: Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
News Story (Minnesota)
Shannon Prather
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
February 9, 2019
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Civil Right to Counsel, Housing: Eviction
Organizations mentioned/involved: Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
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Now, nonprofits and philanthropists are zeroing in on the issue, investing in efforts to keep renters from losing their housing in the first place. The Pohlad Family Foundation, which pivoted its focus to housing stability last year, has given money to Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Volunteer Lawyers Network and Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services to provide counsel and representation to renters.
“Evictions can cause a downward spiral for families that leads to homelessness,” said Susan Bass Roberts, vice president and executive director of the Pohlad Family Foundation. “There are concrete things we can do to prevent this.”