Emergency Assistance - EA - Rice County Social Services
320 3rd Street NW, Faribault, MN 55021
Eligibility
Families with low income who are residents of Rice County
Required documents
Application/registration form
birth certificate
driver's license
eviction notice
health insurance card
mail with current address
picture ID
proof of address
proof of citizenship/passport
proof of household income
Social Security card/number
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Interpretation services
Interpreters available; Somali; Spanish
Application process
Call; walk in; apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Rice County, MN
Other Information
Languages
- Spanish
- Somali
Program Fees
- No Fee
Application Process
- Walk In
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. 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.?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.
Last Assured
03/19/2026
What's Here
Heating Fuel Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceGeneral Appliance ProvisionGas Service Payment AssistanceAppliance RepairWater Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceGeneral Furniture ProvisionMortgage Payment AssistanceMoving Expense Assistance
Providing organization
Rice County Social Services
County family services agency