Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Stevens County Human Services
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. 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. Short-term 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.
Categories
Last assured
07/11/2025
Physical Address
400 Colorado Avenue, Suite 104, Morris, MN 56267
Hours
- Hours: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Memorial Day - Labor Day: 7:30 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Application process
- Apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/ - Call for appointment; walk in
Required documents
Application/registration form; picture ID; proof of emergency; proof of household income; Social Security card/number
Eligibility
Low income single adults who meet income guidelines and are residents of Stevens County
Service area
Stevens County, MN
Agency info
Stevens County Human Services
The county human services department provides foster care licensing, mental health, children and family services, economic assistance programs, and the protection of vulnerable individuals.