Emergency Assistance - EA - Houston County Department Of Human Services
304 South Marshall Street , Caledonia, MN 55921
Eligibility
Families with low income and children under age 21 who are residents of Houston County
Required documents
Application/registration form
birth certificate
eviction notice
proof of address
proof of income statements
utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
(507)725-5811
Voice
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
- Call- Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Houston County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.?Emergency assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households 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
What's Here
General Appliance ProvisionMortgage Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceGeneral Furniture ProvisionWater Service Payment AssistanceMoving Expense Assistance
Providing organization
Houston County Department Of Human Services
County human services office