Emergency Assistance - EA - Polk County Social Services

250 SW Cleveland Avenue, McIntosh, MN 56556

Eligibility

Families with low income and children under age 21 who are residents of Polk County

Required documents

Application/registration form birth certificate eviction notice photo ID proof of address proof of income statements utility disconnection notice/shut off notice

Hours

- Office Hours: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Window Service: 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday

(218)470-8483

Voice

(877)281-3127

Voice

(218)281-3926

Fax

https://www.co.polk.mn.us/250/Social-Services

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Call; by mail; walk-in; visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Service area

Polk County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Languages

Spanish

Description

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, or other emergency need.

Last Assured

09/24/2025

What's Here

Gas Service Payment Assistance Mortgage Payment Assistance Rental Deposit Assistance Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance Electric Service Payment Assistance Heating Fuel Payment Assistance Water Service Payment Assistance Rent Payment Assistance

Providing organization

Polk County Social Services

Provides comprehensive support services to Polk County residents, including medical coverage, financial aid, food assistance, employment support, care coordination, and protective services for adults and children.