Emergency Assistance - EA - White Earth Nation
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. 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. The types of assistance the program may help with are for rent assistance, rent deposit, electric, gas, heating fuel, water, burial assistance, or other emergency need based on available funding.
Categories
Last assured
04/07/2025
Physical Address
107 Central Street, Bagley, MN 56621
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
Application process
- Apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/ - Call for information; email; walk in to drop off applications - Mail applications to PO Box 100, Naytahwaush, MN 56566
Required documents
Application/registration form; birth certificate; eviction notice; photo ID; proof of address; proof of income statements; tribal enrollment numbers; utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
Eligibility
Low income families who are Native American enrolled as a White Earth Nation band member, meet income guidelines, and are residents of Becker, Clearwater, or Mahnomen County
Service area
Becker County, MN Clearwater County, MN Mahnomen County, MN
Agency info
White Earth Nation
White Earth Nation is one of six Chippewa Indian Bands and is a sovereign federally recognized Native American Tribe. Oversees government, administrative, business, and human services programs for White Earth tribal members in Becker, Clearwater, and Mahnomen County in north-central Minnesota.