Emergency Assistance - EA - Southwest Health and Human Services

2 Roundwind Road, Luverne, MN 56156

- Low income families who have been residents of Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock counties for at least 30 days - Income must be within 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline
Application/registration form proof of household income
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
(888)964-8407

Voice - Intake Child services intake - all sites

(800)810-8816

Voice - Intake Adult services intake - all sites

- Call or visit https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/ - Lincoln County: (800)657-3781 - Lyon County: (800)657-3760 - Murray County: (800)657-3811 - Pipestone County: (888)632-4325 - Redwood County: (888)234-1292 - Rock County: (855)877-3762

Lincoln County, MN
Lyon County, MN
Murray County, MN
Pipestone County, MN
Redwood County, MN
Rock County, MN

Description

Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. 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 grant assistance for families in a financial crisis because of: - In situations of threat of eviction from a landlord/management or homelessness as a result of domestic abuse, rent and/or rental deposit assistance is provided. Mortgage payment assistance is not considered unless the family is in foreclosure or experiencing difficulty from an employment crisis. - In situations of utility (electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, propane, sewer, or water) shut-off and refusal of service for fuel, deposit and payment assistance is provided - Financial aid is provided directly to the vendor

Providing organization

Southwest Health and Human Services

Health and Human services for 6-county area

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