Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

10/22/2025

LAOC's silent auction is now open!! Register to bid at https://laoc.cbo.io

10/22/2025

Ticket sales end October 25th! Get yours now at https://laocmn.org/

10/21/2025

Join us to learn more about homelessness and what we can do about it in Olmsted County.

10/16/2025

Individuals and families rely on LAOC to ensure stability and safety, and each ticket sold helps LAOC serve more members of our community who need assistance with critical civil legal issues.

Ticket sales for our event end on October 24.

Join us for a night to celebrate community, spark meaningful conversations, and pick up new insights — with a side of fun and dancing, of course!

Tickets are $125 per person, which includes dinner and a talk by guest speaker Peter Lynn.

Please also consider purchasing a sponsorship and inviting friends or family to join!

Buy tickets here --> https://night-in-new-york-city.eventbrite.com
or for more information visit the EVENTS page at laocmn.org

10/06/2025

Our Executive Director, Karen Nath, received the Patriot Award. The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves of absence if needed. Thank you, Karen, for your support!

08/20/2025

Registration for our CLE is now live on Eventbrite. Please share with your attorney, social worker, and therapist colleagues.

This virtual CLE will provide important information about current hot topics in family law. Amazing speakers and important issues!

08/20/2025

Our What's up Wednesday features an article from the Star Tribune. Cuts to legal aid service programs would be devastating to Minnesotans. Please let your representatives know you support funding for legal services organizations.

"Minnesota’s civil legal services system is already underfunded despite recent increases in state funding," write authors from state legal-services groups.

08/08/2025

LAOC's novel work preventing evictions and its unique partnership with the Rochester School System made national news this week!

The staff of the Rochester School District in southern Minnesota saw the impacts of evictions were trickling down to students.

"In a given 12-month period, 32% of the eviction cases involved school-aged children. That's an alarming statistic if you're looking at all the ripple effects on families and kids," said Karen Fairbairn Nath, the executive director of Legal Assistance of Olmsted County."

Read the full article to see how LAOC and the RPS system are working to keep families in stable housing.

The outcomes of the over seven million eviction cases filed each year can vary dramatically depending on where they occur. These four cities have created innovative initiatives to counteract the effect eviction filings can have on their residents.

06/27/2025

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County (LAOC) is delighted and extremely grateful to have been a recipient of an unexpected $40,000 grant from Think Mutual Bank in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. This funding is especially critical to LAOC as it strives to meet the overwhelming demand for civil legal services in Olmsted County. Providing those most vulnerable, and in poverty, with a meaningful voice in the justice system ultimately defines the type of community that we live in. Thank you to Think Bank and FHLB Des Moines as this funding will allow LAOC to serve more individuals and families in need, making our Olmsted County community healthier, kinder and more just.

06/12/2025

Thank you to the United Way of Southeast Minnesota!

05/16/2025

Thank you to the Minnesota State Bar Foundation, a foundation of the Minnesota State Bar Association.

05/07/2025

Thank you TerraLocoMN for hosting the $5/5k and to all those that came out to support LAOC! It was a beautiful night.