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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Houston County Department Of Human Services

304 South Marshall Street , Caledonia, MN 55921

Eligibility

Adults with low income who are residents of Houston 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
https://www.co.houston.mn.us/departments/human-services/

Interpretation services

Interpreters available upon request

Application process

Call; visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Service area

Houston County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Description

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

03/04/2026

Providing organization

Houston County Department Of Human Services

County human services office