Emergency Assistance - EA - Wadena County Department of Human Services
124 1st Street SE, Wadena, MN 56482
Eligibility
Families with low income and children under age 21 who are residents of Wadena 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
Wadena County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
Application Process
- Walk In
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
05/06/2026
Providing organization
Wadena County Department of Human Services
County human services office