Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Freeborn County Human Services
Resource Name:Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Freeborn County Human Services
address
203 Clark Street West, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Eligibility
Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Freeborn County
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
Hours
8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
(507)377-5498
Fax
·Fax
(507)377-5400
Voice
·Intake
Application process
- Call; walk in
- Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Fees
None
Service area
Freeborn County, MN
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.
Last Assured
09/04/2026
Providing organization
Freeborn County Human Services
County human services office
