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Crisis lines provide immediate support to help ensure a person's safety and help them take the next steps toward resolving a problem. Crisis intervention hotlines/helplines are available through telephone, email, chat, text or other communication methods. MORE INFORMATION Crisis line is for help with domestic violence. Help is also available in Spanish and Hmboob

Food is distributed to those who need it. The emergency food is typically made available through donations.

Legal aid program that offers legal counseling and/or representation for low-income individuals, typically in the areas of disability law, elder law and family law Free or low cost legal services help people who are unable to afford a lawyer get access to the court system. MORE INFORMATION Provides advocacy and free legal services to those who are discriminated against because of their faith, race or ethnicity

Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Policy advocacy for the Muslim community

Food is distributed to those who need it. The emergency food is typically made available through donations.

This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence. Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention. MORE INFORMATION Provides advocacy and support services to female victims of domestic violence and their children Services and programs include: * Legal advocacy services * Legal representation in obtaining protective orders and family/civil court issues * On-site legal clinics * 24/7 confidential crisis, life planning and transitional services * Latinx, Southeast Asian, Muslim and immigrant domestic violence-specific programming and services * Multi-lingual/multi-cultural services * Life-stage services, information and referrals - from adolescents/young adults to older victims and for the children of victims * Southeast Asian services * Transition support and services * Support and educational groups * Acute intervention services Staff speak English, Croatian, Spanish, Hmong, French, Serbian, Bosnian, Russian and Somali languages.

Companionship programs provide volunteers to visit with people who are in the hospital, unable to leave their home, or socially isolated. Visitors provide conversation, reading or other social activities to help keep older adults or people with disabilities engaged. MORE INFORMATION * Visits patients at six different hospitals in the Twin Cities: Unity and Mercy Hospitals, Augustana, Fairview Southdale, Fairview Riverside, St Joseph, Regions and Hennepin County Medical Center * Visits patients at home * Connects with hospital administrators and chaplains to better understand the needs of Muslim patients

Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION The Civil Rights Department counsels, mediates and advocates on behalf of Muslims and others who have experienced religious discrimination, defamation or hate crimes. The department works to protect and defend the constitutional rights of American Muslims. Offers publications that address the needs and rights of American Muslims * Offers resources to help mosques and Islamic centers enhance their safety and security * Handbooks and resource materials for the Muslim community

Food is distributed to those who need it. The emergency food is typically made available through donations. MORE INFORMATION Operates a food shelf once a month at two different locations: * On the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Muslim American Society's Blaine Community Center - 12:00pm - 2:00pm, 12175 Aberdeen Street NE Blaine, MN 55449 * On the 4th Saturday of the Month at Chase Community Center - 12:00pm to 2:00pm, 1530 South 4th St Minneapolis MN 55454 Conducts special food (Zakat-ul-Fitr) distribution programs during the month of Ramadan in several locations. Distributes Udhiyyah meat during the month of Dhul-Hijja.