Emergency Assistance (archived Feb 2022)
Support for housing, utilities, and food
Housing & Utilities
The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) helps pay for home heating and water costs and furnace repairs for income-qualified households.
RentHelpMN COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance
Minnesotans who have experienced hardship due to the pandemic and need assistance to pay rent or utility bills may be eligible for COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance. Apply now.
Low Income Energy Assistance Program: The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) helps pay for home heating costs and furnace repairs for income-qualified households.
Food
Food and Nutrition COVID-19 Resources: This page on MDE’s website includes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) waivers, memos, guidance on meal service during this unprecedented time, and recent Nutrition Program Bulletins with COVID-19 related information.
Hunger Solutions offers a statewide directory of food shelves.
Metro Mobility of Transit Link can pick up and deliver grocery orders.
Second Harvest Heartland has a network of food shelves, meal sites, and more.