Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Douglas County Health and Human Services

809 Elm Street, Suite 1186, Alexandria, MN 56308

Eligibility

Adults and married couples without children with low income who are residents of Douglas County

Required documents

Application/registration form proof of emergency verification of income

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

(844)204-0012

Voice

(320)762-2302

Voice

(320)762-3833

Fax

Websitehttps://www.douglascountymn.gov/financial-assistance-forms

Email[email protected]

Interpretation services

Interpreters available

Application process

- Call; email; fax; mail applications to 809 Elm Street, Suite 1186, Alexandria, MN 56308 - Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov - Walk in to pick up an application or drop off applications

Service area

Douglas County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Application Process

Walk In

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. 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 assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis for rent, rental deposits, utility shut-offs, evictions, and foreclosures.

Last Assured

03/05/2025

What's Here

Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance Mortgage Payment Assistance Water Service Payment Assistance Heating Fuel Payment Assistance Electric Service Payment Assistance Gas Service Payment Assistance Rent Payment Assistance

Providing organization

Douglas County Health and Human Services

The county human services providing services for foster care licensing, adult mental health, substance use services, senior and veteran services, children and families, economic assistance programs, and the protection of vulnerable individuals.