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Emergency Assistance - EA - Watonwan County Department of Human Services

715 2nd Avenue South, Saint James, MN 56081

Eligibility

Families with low income who are residents of Watonwan County

Required documents

Application/registration form birth certificate driver's license eviction notice health insurance card mail with current address picture ID proof of address proof of citizenship/passport proof of household income Social Security card/number

Hours

8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
https://www.watonwancountymn.gov/162/Financial-Assistance

Interpretation services

Interpreters available

Application process

Call; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Service area

Watonwan County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Description

Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. 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. ?Short-term, one-time grant 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

03/12/2026

Providing organization

Watonwan County Department of Human Services

County human services office