Somali Language Legal Website Launched

Posted on Aug 10 2009 - 10:08pm by News Desk
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – An electronic legal help library for low-income families is now branching out to the Somali community. SomaliLawHelp.org , is a new resource of LawHelpMN.org , a website run by the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition and Hennepin County Bar Foundation.

The parent website offers services in over 13 languages, and expects the new site to continue the work of providing easy-to-understand legal help information. The website offers answers to questions regarding divorce, immigration, and eviction, among others topics.

SomaliLawHelp.org offers specific information for Somali-speakers too, with links to 75 other Somali language legal resources. The website also offers translated government and non-profit materials. All services from the site are free, or at a low-cost.

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Source: FOX Twin cities