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Emergency Assistance - EA - Le Sueur County Human Services

88 South Park Avenue, Le Center, MN 56057

Eligibility
  • Families with children under age 19 who live in the home in Le Sueur County
  • Pregnant women in the third trimester who have an emergency that threatens their health and safety.
  • Families must be below 200% Federal Poverty Guideline
  • Assistance provided depends on availability of funding
  • Families must use their own available income/assets first to solve the emergency
  • Applicants cannot have refused to accept employment or quit a job without good cause
  • Emergency funds must resolve the crisis and enhance stability
  • Applicants must have used 50% of their income in the last 60 days on basic needs. For a utility disconnection, the family must have made at least one payment to the utility vendor in the past 12 months prior to application date.
Required documents
  • Application/registration form
eviction notice proof of citizenship/passport proof of household income utility bills must verify emergency with an eviction or utility shutoff notice
  • Must verify income received in last 60 days and proof of at least 50% going towards basic need items (food, shelter, utilities, health insurance bills/premiums, clothing, etc.)
  • Bank statement to show assets client has currently available to be used towards the emergency
  • May be asked to provide identification of self-and/or children
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Thursday 8 am - 4 pm Friday
Interpretation services
Spanish; interpreters available
Application process
Call for mailed in application; walk in; apply online: https://mnbenefits.mn.gov NOTE: Applications, paystubs, and other documents can be e-mailed
Service area
Le Sueur County, MN

Other Information

Languages

  • Spanish

Application Process

  • Walk In

Program Fees

  • No Fee
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 18 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. Family emergency assistance, for evictions including first month's rent and/or damage deposit; utility disconnect; car repair for employment purposes; foreclosures; and other shelter related expenses, such as moving expenses, mortgage and property taxes. Maximum amount of assistance provided is $99 for shelter and $700 for utilities.
Last Assured
01/26/2026
Providing organization
Le Sueur County Human Services

Assists residents of Le Sueur County in maintaining and enhancing quality of life and increasing opportunities for self-sufficiency and independence