Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Wadena County Department of Human Services
124 1st Street SE, Wadena, MN 56482
Eligibility
Adults with low income who are residents of Wadena County
Required documents
Application/registration form
eviction notice
picture ID
proof of emergency
proof of household income
utility disconnect notice/shut off notice
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call; visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Wadena County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
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.
Emergency General Assistance provides short-term, one-time 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
09/15/2025
Providing organization
Wadena County Department of Human Services
County human services office