ABOUT US • CONTACT US • NEWS MENU GET HELP VOLUNTEER DONATE YOU ARE HERE: Home / About Us / Mission Mission SMRLS mission is: To provide a full range of high quality legal services to low-income persons and eligible client groups in civil matters, in a respectful manner which enables clients to (1) enforce their legal rights; (2) obtain effective access to the courts, administrative agencies and forums which constitute our system of justice; (3) maintain freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness and abuse; (4) empower persons and assure equal opportunity, thus, helping people to help themselves and become economically self-reliant, to the extent their individual abilities and circumstances permit. SMRLS, through a diverse, respectful and fair working environment, and legal assistance and community education activities, promotes and respects the dignity of low-income persons and seeks new and effective solutions to the critical and common legal problems of low-income persons which arise in a broad community context. Read SMRLS Guiding Principles Abdi's story Find out how Abdi avoided homelessness and gained faith in the American legal system. To get help call 1-888-575-2954 or apply online Hotline hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CST GET HELP VOLUNTEER DONATE PRIVACY POLICY ABOUT US CONTACT US NEWS DISCLAIMER Subscribe to e-newsletter © 2021 Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. All rights reserved. Leave Site

ABOUT US • CONTACT US • NEWS MENU GET HELP VOLUNTEER DONATE YOU ARE HERE: Home / About Us / Housing Counseling Agency Activity Reports Housing Counseling Agency Activity Reports The Housing Counseling Program of SMRLS has been in operation and has been HUD approved for over 30 years. Last year the Program provided assistance to over 1,000 clients. SMRLS provides comprehensive counseling services which include pre-occupancy and post-occupancy counseling as well as mortgage delinquency and default counseling. SMRLS cases include helping clients with access to housing, fair housing issues, HUD program issues, mortgage defaults, rental delinquencies, non-monetary defaults in rental housing, eviction defense and habitability issues. The Program also provides trainings on housing rights and responsibilities to tenants, service providers and subsidized housing providers. 2018 Activity Reports: Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 To get help call 1-888-575-2954 or apply online Hotline hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CST GET HELP VOLUNTEER DONATE PRIVACY POLICY ABOUT US CONTACT US NEWS DISCLAIMER Subscribe to e-newsletter © 2021 Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. All rights reserved. Leave Site