Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Rice County Social Services
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults 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.
Categories
Last assured
07/25/2025
Physical Address
320 3rd Street NW, Faribault, MN 55021
Hours
- Regular Office Hours (September - May): 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Summer Office Hours (May-September): 8 am-4:30 pm Monday - Thursday; 8 am - 12 noon Friday
Voice
Voice
Fax
(507)332-6247
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Required documents
Application/registration form; birth certificate; driver's license; eviction notice; health insurance card; mail with current address; Medicare card; picture ID; proof of address; proof of citizenship/passport; proof of household income; Social Security card/number
Eligibility
Low-income adults without children who are residents of Rice County
Service area
Rice County, MN
Agency info
Rice County Social Services
County family services agency