Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Traverse County Social Services Department
202 8th Street North, Wheaton, MN 56296
- Call; walk-in - Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Traverse County, MN
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
10/29/2025
Providing organization
Traverse County Social Services Department
Social services department for Traverse County
