Emergency Assistance - EA - Crow Wing County Community Services
Resource Name:Emergency Assistance - EA - Crow Wing County Community Services
address
204 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
Eligibility
Families with low income and children under age 21 who are residents of Crow Wing County
Required documents
Application/registration form
birth certificate
eviction notice
proof of address
proof of income statements
utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
- Call; walk-in- Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Crow Wing 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 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.Emergency assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households 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.
Last Assured
09/22/2025
Providing organization
Crow Wing County Community Services
County social service department providing services to assist residents in the areas of medical coverage, financial assistance, food programs, employment supports, care coordination, case management, and services to adults and children who are in need of protection