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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

Last assured

04/11/2025

Physical Address

719 North 7th Street, Montevideo, MN 56265

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Voice

(877)450-6401

No English Line

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.

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