Emergency Assistance - EA - Traverse County Social Services Department
202 8th Street North, Wheaton, MN 56296
Eligibility
Families with low income and children under age 21 who are residents of Traverse 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 pm Monday - Friday
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
- Call- Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Traverse County, MN
Other Information
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
10/29/2025
What's Here
Rent Payment AssistanceTelephone Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceAppliance RepairMoving Expense AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment Assistance
Providing organization
Traverse County Social Services Department
Social services department for Traverse County