Emergency Assistance - EA - Brown County Human Services
1117 Center Street, New Ulm, MN 56073
Eligibility
Families with low income who are residents of Brown 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 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Brown County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
Application Process
- Walk In
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
09/19/2025
What's Here
Moving Expense AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceGeneral Furniture ProvisionHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceGeneral Appliance ProvisionAppliance Repair
Providing organization
Brown County Human Services
County human services office