Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Hubbard County Human Services
205 Court Avenue, Park Rapids, MN 56470
Eligibility
- Adults without children
- Low income
- Residents of Hubbard County
Required documents
Application/registration form
birth certificate
eviction notice
picture ID
proof of address
proof of income statements
utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
(877)450-1451
Voice
(218)732-1451
Voice
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
- Apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
- Call; mail; walk in to pick up or drop off an application
Service area
Hubbard County, MN
Other Information
Application Process
- Walk In
Program Fees
- No Fee
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, rent deposit, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair. Assistance may also be available to households that are unable to pay for the cost of a funeral or burial expense.
Last Assured
08/13/2025
What's Here
Rental Deposit AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceMoving Expense AssistanceBurial/Cremation Expense AssistanceMortgage Payment Assistance
Providing organization
Hubbard County Human Services
Provides a wide range of programs, services, and initiatives to assist residents in the areas of medical coverage, financial assistance, food programs, employment support, care coordination, case management, and services to residents who are in need of protection within Hubbard County
