Emergency Assistance - EA - Chippewa County Financial Assistance Programs
719 North 7th Street, Suite 200, Montevideo, MN 56265
Eligibility
Families with low income who are residents of Chippewa County
Required documents
Application/registration form
eviction notice
proof of address
utility bill shut off notice
verification of landlord-tenant relationship
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
- Apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov
- Call; walk in
Service area
Chippewa County, MN
Other Information
Application Process
- Walk In
Program Fees
- No Fee
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
04/02/2026
What's Here
Heating Fuel Payment AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceMedical Care Expense AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceAppliance RepairGas Service Payment AssistanceHousehold Goods VouchersMoving Expense Assistance
Providing organization
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.