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Legal aid kiosks help Minnesota residents

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June 2, 2021

Residents of Hackensack, Minnesota can research legal information on topics ranging from housing and work to crimes and elder law using kiosks at Faith in Action for Cass County, according to a Brainerd Dispatch report.

Users can connect to Minnesota Legal Aid staff for assistance or schedule Zoom meetings with a Legal Aid attorney or for a court appointment.

Documents can be printed, notarized and sent.

Residents can schedule a time to use the kiosk during open office hours, or drop in between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Minnesota Legal Services Coalition requested CARES Act funds to give communities access to civil justice by creating a statewide network of 250 legal kiosks in court, agency, non-profit and other community locations.