Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Freeborn County Human 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. Emergency general assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis because of a threat of utility shut-off, eviction, or foreclosure.
Categories
Last assured
05/20/2024
Physical Address
203 West Clark Street, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Hours
8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
Fax
(507)377-5498
Application process
- Call for an application; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/ to apply online; walk-in - Emergency Assistance application forms are available at the county Human Services Office
Required documents
Application/registration form; eviction notice; Medical Assistance (MA) card; proof of income; utility shut off notice
Eligibility
Low-income adults ages 18 and older without children who are residents of Freeborn County
Service area
Freeborn County, MN
Agency info
Freeborn County Human Services
The Department administers the various cash and medical assistance programs as well as child support; is a member of the Blue Plus, UCare, and SCHA delivering the MA programs; operates a licensed Mental Health Center and Crime Victims' Crisis Center; provides child and vulnerable adult protective services; services to persons with developmental disabilities and chemical dependency; in-home family counseling; provides adolescent (SED) day treatment jointly with the Albert Lea School District and children's mental health services.