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| Organizations Advocating to End Poverty
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Catholic Charities' Office for Social Justice
328 W Kellogg Blvd.
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651-291-4537
E-mail: osj@archspm.org
Web: www.osjspm.org
Issues: welfare, housing, health care and a range of other issues affecting those in poverty
Legislative network: Sowers of Justice
Jobs Now Coalition
400 Selby Avenue, Ste Q
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651-290-0240
E-mail: kris@jobsnowcoalition.org
Web: www.jobsnowcoalition.org
Issues: jobs, just wages, the working poor
MN Without Poverty Campaign
122 West Franklin Avenue, Room 302
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-870-3600
Web: www.mnwithoutpoverty.org
E-mail: nancy.maeker@mnchurches.org
Affirmative Options for Welfare Reform
555 Park Street, Ste 410
Saint Paul, MN 55103
651-292-1568
Web: www.affirmativeoptions.org
Issues: welfare reform, poverty
Legal Aid Service Advocacy Project
2324 University Avenue, Ste 101
Saint Paul, MN 55104
651-222-3749 ext106
E-mail: mwoconnell@mnlsap.org
Web: www.mylegalaid.org/lsap
Issues: poverty, welfare reform, and a range of other issues affecting those in poverty
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
122 W. Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-870-3670
E-mail: info@jrlc.org
Web: www.jrlc.org
This is the primary interfaith advocacy network in the state that lobbies on behalf of those who are poor and disadvantaged. Newsletter and action alerts for members.
Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH)
122 West Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-871-8980
E-mail: sue@micah.org
Web: www.micah.org
Issues: affordable housing, predatory lending
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Minnesota Budget Project
2314 University Avenue W, Ste 20
Saint Paul, MN 55114
651-642-1904
E-mail: nan@mncn.org
Web: www.mncn.org
Issues: state spending, poverty, fair taxes
Children’s Defense Fund
555 Park Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55103
651-855-1171
E-mail: Koppel@cdf-mn.org
Web: www.cdf-mn.org
Issues: Children in poverty, child care
League of Women Voters
State: 651-224-5445
E-mail: info@lwvmn.org
Minneapolis: (612) 333-6319
E-mail: vote@lwvmpls.org
Saint Paul: (651) 789-0118
E-mail: mail@lwvsp.org
Issues: voter registration, political responsibility
Wilder Research Center
1295 Bandana Blvd N., Ste 20
651-647-4600
E-mail: research@wilder.org
Web: www.wilder.org
Issues: children in poverty, homelessness
Minnesota Coalition for Homeless
2233 University Avenue W., Ste 434
Saint Paul, MN 55114
651-645-7332 x2
E-mail: dahl@mnhomelesscoalition.org
Web: www.mnhomelesscoalition.org
Issues: homelessness and affordable housing
Energy CENTS Coalition
823 E 7th Street
Saint Paul, MN 55106
651-774-9010
E-mail: pam@energycents.org
Web: www.energycents.org
Issues: Energy assistance for low income families
Citizen’s League
555 N Wabasha, Ste 240
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651-293-0575
E-mail: skershaw@citizensleague.org
Web: www.citizensleague.org
Issues: welfare reform, regional disparities
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
820 First Street NE, Ste 510
Washington, DC 20002
E-mail: center@cbpp.org
Web: www.cbpp.org
This is one of the best national groups advocating for low-income and poor families.
Excellent, up-to-date research. Free e-mail updates.
Institute on Race and Poverty
N 150 Walter Mondale Hall
229 19th Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-8071
E-mail: irp@tc.umn.edu
Web: www.irpumn.org
Issues: regional disparities, school segregation
National Coalition on Homeless
2201 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-462-4822
Web: www.nationalhomeless.org
Issues: homelessness, affordable housing
Bread for the World
122 West Franklin Avenue, Rm 302
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-871-9127
E-mail: twalhjof@bread.org
Web: www.bread.org
Issues: global hunger and domestic poverty issues
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