1. Minnesota Department of Commerce – Energy Assistance Program (EAP) Oversight
Website: https://mn.gov/commerce/
Note from original: Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC) / EAP Oversight.
2. Minnesota Attorney General's Office
Website: www.ag.state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 296-3353
3. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Complaint: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
Relevant laws listed: FTC Act; Fair Credit Reporting Act, if credit-related.
4. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Fair Housing Complaint: HUD Fair Housing Complaint
Phone: 1-800-669-9777
5. Local Privacy or Consumer Protection Agencies
Note: The original list identifies these generally rather than providing a specific agency/contact.
6. Civil Legal Remedies
Minnesota Data Practices Act: https://mn.gov/admin/data-practices/data/rules/laws/
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/13
7. Better Business Bureau (BBB)
Website: BBB.org
8. Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice
Address: 217 Humphrey School, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Email: rwilkins@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-9821
9. Minnesota Department of Human Rights
Website: mn.gov/mdhr
Phone: 1-800-657-3704
Email: info.mdhr@state.mn.us
10. Minnesota Office of African American Health (OAAH)
Website: health.state.mn.us
Phone: 651-201-5000
Duplicate removed: This office also appeared later in the original list under “Health & Disparities-Focused Agencies.” I retained this entry and removed the later duplicate.
11. United States Department of Justice (DOJ) – Civil Rights Division
Website: justice.gov/crt
Phone: 1-202-514-4609
Complaint Portal: civilrights.justice.gov
12. Committee Against Domestic Abuse (CADA)
24-Hour Helpline: 1-800-477-0466
Email: info@cadamn.org
Website: cadamn.org
13. HOME Line
Tenant Hotline: 612-728-5767
Toll-Free: 866-866-3546
Email an Attorney: homelinemn.org/e-mail-an-attorney/
Website: homelinemn.org
14. Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy (BBHT)
Address: 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 290, St. Paul, MN 55102
Email: bbht.board@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-201-2756
Website: mn.gov/boards/behavioral-health/
15. ACLU Minnesota
Address: 275 East 4th Street, Suite 600, St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-645-4097
Email: aclu@aclu-mn.org
Website: www.aclu-mn.org
Intake: Request Legal Help
16. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Minnesota
Phone: 651-645-2948
Toll-Free: 1-888-NAMI-HELPS
Website: www.namimn.org
17. Therapists Specializing in Trauma
Directory: Psychology Today — Therapists in Minnesota
18. Coalition for Ethical Justice
Original note: Check for state-specific resources on systemic injustice.
19. The Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education
Website: www.saferelationshipsmagazine.com
Agencies Focusing on African American Issues
20. Urban League Twin Cities
Address: 2100 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Phone: 612-302-3100
Website: www.ultcmn.org
21. Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)
Phone: 612-521-4405
Website: www.northsideachievement.org
22. Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage (CMAH)
Phone: 651-757-1750
Website: mn.gov/cmah
23. Sabathani Community Center
Phone: 612-821-2300
Website: www.sabathani.org
24. Equal Access Advocates (EAA)
Resource: EAA Brochure Booklet 2017 (PDF)
Website: www.equalaccessadvocates.com
Phone: [Contact directly from brochure]
Email: [Listed in the brochure]
Address: [As per brochure details]
Refugee Programs & Services
25. Minnesota Department of Human Services – Refugee Programs Office
Phone: 651-431-3864
Website: mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/program-overviews/refugee-programs
26. United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) – Twin Cities
Website: www.refugees.org
27. Minnesota Council of Churches – Refugee Services
Address: 122 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-874-8605
Website: www.mnchurches.org/what-we-do/refugee-services
28. International Institute of Minnesota
Address: 1694 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 651-647-0191
Website: www.iimn.org
29. Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) – Refugee Services
Phone: 651-642-5990
Website: www.lssmn.org
30. Arrive Ministries
Address: 1515 E 66th Street, Richfield, MN 55423
Phone: 612-798-4332
Website: www.arriveministries.org
31. Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis – Refugee Services
Phone: 612-204-8500
Website: www.cctwincities.org
32. African Immigrant Community Services (AICS)
Address: 1201 East Lake Street, Suite 201, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-871-9481
Website: www.aicsmn.org
33. Hennepin County Refugee Health Program
Phone: 612-543-2500
Website: www.hennepin.us/refugeehealth
34. Somali Community Resettlement Services (SCRS)
Address: 1516 E Lake Street #203, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-353-6161
Federal Agencies
35. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – Office for Civil Rights
Website: [Listed in original source without URL]
36. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Website: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp
Kept separately from #4: This is a specific HUD office, not a duplicate of the general HUD entry.
37. U.S. Department of Education – Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Website: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
38. Social Security Administration (SSA) – Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity
Website: https://www.ssa.gov/agency/civil-rights/
Civil Rights, Legal & Advocacy Groups
39. Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid / Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota
Website: https://mylegalaid.org/
40. Disability Law Center of Minnesota
Website: https://www.disabilitylawcenter.org/
41. Minnesota Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Website: https://mn.gov/omhdd/
42. Office of Equity and Inclusion – Minnesota Department of Health
Website: https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/equity/index.html
Kept separately from Minnesota Office of African American Health: These are different offices, even though both are within/associated with the Minnesota Department of Health.
Legislative, Community & Media Contacts
43. Your State Legislator
Original contact: State Senator and House Representative
Note: The original list does not provide a specific legislator's name or contact information.
44. Minnesota NAACP Chapters
Website: https://naacp.org/find-chapter
45. Media Outlets & Civil Society Platforms
The original list identifies:
- MPR
- Star Tribune
- Sahan Journal