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Emergency Assistance - EA - Saint Louis County Public Health and Human Services

320 Miners Drive East, Ely, MN 55731

Eligibility

Families with low income and with children under age 21 who are residents of Saint Louis 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

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
(218)471-7137

Voice - Intake Virginia

(218)262-6000

Voice - Intake Hibbing

(218)726-2101

Voice - Intake Duluth

(218)365-8220

Voice - Intake Ely

https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/departments-a-z/public-health-human-services/economic-services-supports/apply-for-cash-food-assistance#6302884-emergency-assistance
[email protected]

Interpretation services

Interpreters available upon request

Application process

- Call; mail application; walk-in to pick up an application in person - Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Service area

Saint Louis County, MN

Other Information

Application Process

Walk In

Program Fees

No Fee

Description

Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 18 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

09/30/2025

Providing organization

Saint Louis County Public Health and Human Services

Provides a wide range of programs, services, and initiatives to assist residents in the areas of medical coverage, financial assistance, food programs, employment supports, care coordination, case management, and services to residents who are in need of protection within Saint Louis County