Emergency Assistance - EA - White Earth Nation

801 Roosevelt Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

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

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

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

(844)282-6580

Voice

(218)935-2359

Voice

https://www.whiteearth.com/divisions/human-services/financial-services

[email protected]

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

Service area

Becker County, MN
Clearwater County, MN
Mahnomen County, MN

Description

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.

What's Here

Native American Community Heating Fuel Payment Assistance Rent Payment Assistance Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance Gas Service Payment Assistance Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance Rental Deposit Assistance Electric Service Payment Assistance

Providing organization

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.