Emergency Assistance - EA - Pennington County Public Health and Human Services
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. 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 Short-term, one-time grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid, Emergency General Assistance, and/or Emergency Medical Assistance
Categories
Last assured
05/01/2024
Physical Address
318 Knight Avenue North, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Fax
(218)683-7013
Application process
- Call; walk in - Apply online https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Required documents
Application/registration form
Eligibility
- Low income families with children under age 21 and who are residents of Pennington County - The family must have an emergency that threatens a child's health or safety and lack the goods or services necessary to protect the child's health or safety
Service area
Pennington County, MN
Agency info
Pennington County Public Health and Human Services
Programs that provide financial assistance in the form of cash grants or purchase of services for eligible low-income and indigent individuals and families to ensure that they have a basic income and access to essential medical, nutritional, and supportive services. Alternative care and elderly waiver services available.