Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Mower County Human Services
201 1st Street NE, Suite 18, Austin, MN 55912
Eligibility
Required documents
Hours
Application process
Call; visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Mower County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
Description
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. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. Emergency General Assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, or other emergency need.
Last Assured
09/19/2025
Providing organization
Mower County Human Services
Provides services in the areas of care coordination, case management, financial assistance, food programs, employment supports, medical coverage, and social services within the county