Emergency Assistance - EA - Polk County Social Services
612 North Broadway, Room 302, Crookston, MN 56716
Families with low income and children under age 21 who are residents of Polk County
Application/registration form birth certificate eviction notice photo ID proof of address proof of income statements utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
- Office Hours: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Window Service: 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday
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Call; by mail; walk-in; visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Polk County, MN
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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.
09/24/2025
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.