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Emergency Assistance - EA - Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties

412 North Nicollet, Blue Earth, MN 56013

Eligibility

Families with low income who are residents of Faribault and Martin counties

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 - 5 pm Monday - Friday
(507)526-3265

Voice - Intake Faribault County

(507)238-4757

Voice - Intake Martin County

https://www.fmchs.com/index.php/financial-assistance/financial-assistance-overview

Application process

Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Service area

Faribault County, MN
Martin County, MN

Other Information

Application Process

Walk In

Program Fees

No Fee

Description

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

01/29/2026

Providing organization

Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties

County human services office