Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services - Agricultural Worker Project (Moorhead, MN)

Name

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services - Agricultural Worker Project (Moorhead, MN)

Provider Type

Direct Services Agency

Service Provider Type

Anti-Trafficking; Labor Exploitation

Populations Served

Adult; Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident; Female; Foreign National; Labor Trafficking; Male; Minor (Under 18); Transgender Female-to-Male; Transgender Male-to-Female

Populations Served Notes

Foreign Nationals who have been exploited for labor but are not pursuing Continued Presence, U Visa, and/or T Visa must have legal status in order to be served (LPR, H-2A, H-2B, etc.).

Visas Served

H-2A Visa Holders; H-2A Visa Holders; H-2B Visa Holders - Forestry; H-2B Visa Holders; A-3 Visa Holders; G-5 Visa Holders; J-1 Visa Holders

Geographic Service Area

This listing covers North Dakota; Refer to the St. Paul, MN location for referrals in MN.

Public Phone

Main: (651) 894-6854
Hotline: (800) 652-9733

Hotline Details

Intake line for agricultural workers in North Dakota. Hours of operation: 8am-5pm M-F

Primary Email

awp@smrls.org

Languages

English; Spanish

Funding

LSC funding

Mission Statement

The Agricultural Worker Project (AWP) provides free and confidential civil legal services to agricultural workers in Minnesota and North Dakota with a mission to improve clients’ working and living conditions through legal representation, outreach, and education.

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.

Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics

50,123

signals were received by the Hotline in 2021. Includes calls, texts, and online chats and tips.

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