Emergency Assistance - EA - Southwest Health and Human Services
3001 Maple Road, Suite 100, Slayton, MN 56172
Eligibility
- 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
Required documents
Application/registration form
proof of household income
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
(800)657-3811
Voice
(888)964-8407
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Intake Child services - all sites
(507)836-6144
Voice
(507)836-8999
Voice
(800)810-8816
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Intake Adult services - all sites
Websitehttps://swmhhs.com/
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
- 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
Service area
Lincoln County, MN
Lyon County, MN
Murray County, MN
Pipestone County, MN
Redwood County, MN
Rock County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
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
Last Assured
04/13/2026
Providing organization
Southwest Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services for the 6-county area