Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Red Lake County Social Services
125 Edward Avenue NW, Red Lake Falls, MN 56750
Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Red Lake County
Application/registration form birth certificate eviction notice photo ID proof of address proof of income statements utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Interpreters available
Call; email; visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Red Lake County, MN
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Program Fees
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. Assistance may also be available to households who are unable to pay for the cost of a funeral or burial expense.
02/05/2025
Red Lake County Social Services
Offers a variety of services to assist residents with financial assistance, food assistance programs, employment opportunities, care coordination, case management, medical coverage, protective services for vulnerable populations, and more.