Emergency Assistance - EA - Chippewa County Financial Assistance Programs
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 3-year period. 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 one-time grant assistance may help individuals in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut off (electric, gas, heating fuel, water service payment assistance), eviction, foreclosure, moving expense and/or deposit, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair. NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Medical Assistance
Categories
Last assured
04/11/2025
Physical Address
719 North 7th Street, Montevideo, MN 56265
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Fax
(320)269-6405
Application process
- Apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov - Call; walk in
Required documents
Application/registration form; eviction notice; proof of address; utility bill shut off notice; verification of landlord-tenant relationship
Eligibility
Low income families who are residents of Chippewa County
Service area
Chippewa County, MN
Agency info
Chippewa County Financial Assistance Programs
The county agency determines eligibility for public assistance programs, including cash assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), childcare, health care, and other county-funded services.