Community resources
Social services, legal aid, and partner nonprofits serving Cass and Clay counties.
11 resources
Meet with CDR staff at the Moorhead office for referrals and vouchers for food, clothing, furniture, and other basic necessities. Free, walk-ins welcome, appointments preferred.
Low-cost clothing, household goods, and emergency assistance. CDR staff can refer you.
Help with housing, after-school programs for youth, youth crime prevention, education development, employment search, and community advocacy. Help is available in English, Arabic, Somali, and Kiswahili.
Activities and support services for single moms, youth, children, and vulnerable adults in Cass and Clay counties: career mentoring for youth and teen moms, after-school programs, women and youth empowerment, and financial literacy.
CDR's interpreting and translation service since 1996. Certified, professional bilingual interpreters for schools, courts, clinics, agencies, and businesses in Cass and Clay counties, scheduled by request in more than ten languages.
A statewide network of more than 250 community legal kiosks that connect Minnesotans facing technology or transportation barriers with civil legal aid experts and the courts.
Indigenous cultural preservation and education: language preservation classes and a list of local Elders willing to teach, traditional food sovereignty and cooking classes, beadwork and dreamcatcher classes, winter medicines, oral storytelling, and community service.
Free one-on-one help finding community services: food, clothing, transportation, housing, childcare, healthcare, legal support, job readiness, and social services, with goal planning and life skills mentoring.
County human services for Fargo-area residents, including food and economic assistance. CDR staff can refer you.
Free civil legal aid for Minnesotans who cannot afford a lawyer, part of the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition.
A coalition of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color nonprofits, convened by CDR, that shares facilities, funding, resources, and volunteers to serve clients in Cass and Clay counties without duplicating services.