Community Presentations and Trainings

SMRLS offers trainings on a variety of topics for partner organizations and community groups. 
To arrange for a presentation at your next event, contact us.

Community Presentations

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Southeast Minnesota

  • A landlord has the responsibility to make sure your home is fit to live in. This training will provide information on what you can do to get a landlord to make repairs.

  • Garnishment is when someone freezes money in your bank account or your paycheck to get money the courts say you owe them. However, your money may be protected through an exemption. This training will explain what you can do to protect yourself.

  • This presentation is geared towards immigrant communities and audiences who may lack familiarity with the local court system, especially when it comes to family law matters.

  • This presentation is geared toward domestic violence victim advocates. A Family Law Attorney will talk about how to strengthen OFP petitions and discuss common issues and responses from Judicial officers.

  • Are you a case manager, ARMHS worker, or other professional supporting individuals with disabilities? This training will provide information on what Social Security looks for in a disability claim, and what you can do to help.

  • Are you a medical professional working with individuals with disabilities? This training will provide information on what Social Security looks for in a disability claim, and what you can do to help.

Southwest Minnesota

  • This presentation will describe the difference between civil and criminal law, how civil issues impact individuals and families, and how SMRLS can help.

  • This presentation will review how individuals can protect themselves when they have debt. It will also review the laws that debt collectors must follow and how to respond when they cross the line.

  • This presentation will review the requirements of expunging a MN criminal record including timeline, process, and types of convictions that are eligible.

  • This presentation, for parents of children in school, covers the following topics: struggling in school, bullying, harassment, discrimination, English as a second language, discipline issues, and more.

  • This presentation will outline the rights of parents at. each stage of the IEP process, and the services available to parents of children with disabilities.

  • This presentation will review different types of restraining orders and how individuals can obtain one.

  • This presentation will review basic information about custody/parenting time, rights parents have in Minnesota, and how parents can get help regarding these issues.

  • This presentation will review MN benefits, the eligibility requirements that accompany them, and what to do if a client's benefits have been terminated or reduced.

  • This presentation will review the differences of SSI and SSDI and discuss the application and appeal process.

  • These documents are tools for empowering another person or entity to make decisions for you during your life or after your death. Learn what each document does and how to create or change one.

  • Learn about options for obtaining care at home or in a facility and about legal rights protecting dignity and preserving autonomy.

  • This presentation will review basic tenant rights in Minnesota including information about leases, reasonable accommodations, and tips on how tenants can communicate with their landlord.

  • This presentation will review the eviction process, tenant rights during eviction proceedings, and how to advocate for clients facing eviction.