Volunteer Guide

Park Avenue Legal Clinic

  • Location:
    3400 Park Ave S.
    Park Avenue United Methodist Church
    Minneapolis, MN 55407
  • Phone:
    (612) 752-6655

Since 1997, Park Avenue Legal Clinic, a joint project of Park Avenue United Methodist Church and the Volunteer Lawyers Network, has been providing free brief advice, service, and referral in civil law matters, including immigration, on a walk-in basis most Thursdays between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. First-come, first-served. 

Due to COVID-19, this legal clinic's in-person services are suspended indefinitely. For legal help, contact the Volunteer Lawyers Network intake line on Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 9:00am to 1:00pm at (612) 752-6677. 

Counties served: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes