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Emergency Assistance - EA - Rice County Social Services

320 3rd Street NW, Faribault, MN 55021

Eligibility

Families with low income who are residents of Rice County

Required documents

Application/registration form birth certificate driver's license eviction notice health insurance card mail with current address picture ID proof of address proof of citizenship/passport proof of household income Social Security card/number

Hours

- Regular Office Hours (September - May): 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Summer Office Hours (May-September): 8 am-4:30 pm Monday - Thursday 8 am - 12 noon Friday
https://www.ricecountymn.gov/349/Public-assistance-programs
[email protected]

Application process

Call; walk in; apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Service area

Rice County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Application Process

Walk In

Description

Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. ?Short-term, one-time grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.

Last Assured

07/25/2025

Providing organization

Rice County Social Services

County family services agency