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Resources
Overview: This page contains links to agencies, articles, and additional resources.
Resources  
Please click on the Resource name to visit that resource on the web or as a document.
Resource Type Contact/Description
Masjid An-Nur Masjid Masjid An-Nur
1729 W. Lyndale Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55411
(612) 521-1729
   
Muslim Community Food Shelves Food Shelf Information Listing of food shelves within the Muslim Community.
   
Community Action of Minneapolis Assistence Programs EAP(Energy Services),  HESP (Home Energy Savings Program), and more.
(612) 335-5837
   
Employment Action Center (EAC) Employment The EAC has many locations.  Click here for the one nearest you.
   
Northpoint Health & Wellness Center Health & HS 1315 Penn Ave N,
Minneapolis, MN 55411
(612) 302-4600
   
HousingLink Public Housing Section 8 housing listings for those who qualify.
   
St Paul Public Housing Public Housing W. Andrew Boss Building 555 Wabasha Street North Suite 400 St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 (651) 298-5664
   
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Public Housing Minneapolis Public Housing Authority 1001 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401-1043
Main Line (612) 342-1400
Waiting List Hotline  (612) 335-4404
   
United Way (Twin Cities Chapter) Charitable Coalitions Greater Twin Cities United Way 404 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55404-1084
612-340-7400
Community Help-Line: 1-800-543-7709
   
Immigration and Naturalization Services Immigration & Naturalization 1-800-375-5283
   
Hennepin County County 612-348-3000

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Partner  & Collaborating Agencies
SNAP works with the following agencies to exchange services and referrs to and is referred by the following local agencies. 
Agency/Link Contact/Description
Bridging, Inc. "Bridging is a non-profit 501(c)(3), operating 58,000 square feet of warehouse in Bloomington and Roseville and provides service to a 24 county area. Bridging serves approximately 115 households a week and operates with a small paid staff of employees. We rely upon over 7,000 individual and group volunteers who donate over 88,000 hours annually."
 
Lutheran Social Services of MN Financial Counseling Service LSS Financial Counseling Service has offered credit counseling services since 1987 and is one of the largest providers of full-service, community-based financial counseling in Minnesota. Our financial counselors are trained to work with all people, including those who are facing financial crisis. We have offices statewide and also serve the country by phone and online counseling services.
 
Ready for Success "Ready for Success (RFS) provides low-income women with new or gently-used professional clothing, accessories, and personal care items suitable for job interviews and the workplace."
 
Twin Cities VoiceMail (TCVM) "Twin Cities Community Voice Mail (TCCVM) helps low-income Minnesotans without phones by providing them with free voice mail service. This critical communication link connects them to the community to help them find jobs, homes, health care and other services necessary for self-sufficiency."
 
Vine & Branches "We have several tools in place that are intended to be supportive of those who need help stretching limited budgets. We especially wish to be supportive of single parents preparing to enter the work force, or struggling to make it on an entry-level salary."

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Special Advertisements from Partners
We post the following special advertisements from our partners.
Agency/Link   Contact/Description
Lutheran Social Services of MN Financial Counseling Service A Word to the Wise: Free Financial Counseling!

Help is available to all people through LSS Financial Counseling Service. LSS offers free budget and debt counseling to help you gain control of your money , improve your credit report, or consider alternatives to bankruptcy. They also offer a low-cost Debt Management Plan which can reduce interest rates or late fees on debts. LSS financial counselors are knowledgeable and want to help! Call today to make an appointment: 1-888-577-2227.
 
Minnesota Council of Churches Creating the foundation for the common good by building and nurturing interdependent relationships within and among religious communities.

Stranger to Neighbor Training
August 10, 2010



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Links to External Sites
The following table contains links to other sites that contain information to healthy family initiatives in the Muslim Community.
Name/Link Description from Their Site
Peaceful Families Project "To address domestic violence issues, PFP conducts Islamically grounded peaceful family dynamics and violence awareness programs across the United States for Muslim communities. We also provide cultural sensitivity workshops for service providers and professionals serving Muslim clientele." -PFP
 
Muslim Men Against Domestic Abuse "I pledge never to engage in, support, or remain silent about the physical, psychological, and emotional abuse of Muslim and non-Muslim women and children." -MMADA

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