Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Chisago County Financial Assistance Department
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. Households must not have used more than half their income and assets for purposes other than basic needs or have mismanaged their money. 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 a flood, fire, natural disaster, utility shut-off, trash removal, rent deposit, eviction, or foreclosure.
Categories
Last assured
03/07/2024
Physical Address
6133 402nd Street, North Branch, MN 55056
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Fax
(651)213-5411
Voice
(651)213-0300
Fax
(651)213-5685
Voice
(651)213-0300
Application process
- Call; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/; walk in for an application - Within 15 days after the county receives a completed application, or sooner if the immediacy and severity of the situation warrants it, the applicant will be notified in writing whether their application was approved, denied or pending. If notice is sent that an application was pended, the county agency will notify the applicant as soon as possible whether their application was approved or denied.
Required documents
Application/registration form; birth certificate; eviction notice; picture ID; proof of address; proof of citizenship/passport; proof of household income; Social Security card/number; utility bill disconnection/shut off notice
Eligibility
Low-income adults with no minor children in the home or families deemed ineligible for MFIP/crisis funds, meet income guidelines of less than 200% of Federal Proverty Guideline, meet the 30-day state residency requirement and be a current resident of Chisago County
Service area
Chisago County, MN
Agency info
Chisago County Financial Assistance Department
Provides a wide range of programs and services to assist residents in the areas of medical coverage, food programs, employment support, and other financial assistance programs