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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - White Earth Nation

123 West Monroe Avenue, Mahnomen, MN 56557

Eligibility
Low income single adults without children who are Native Americans enrolled as White Earth Nation band members, who meet income guidelines, and are residents of Becker, Clearwater, or Mahnomen County
Required documents
Application/registration form birth certificate eviction notice photo ID proof of address proof of income statements tribal enrollment numbers utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
  • Call for information; email; walk in to drop off applications
  • Mail applications to PO Box 100, Naytahwaush, MN 56566
Service area
Becker County, MN Clearwater County, MN Mahnomen 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. The types of assistance the program may help with are for rent assistance, rent deposit, electric, gas, heating fuel, water, burial assistance, or other emergency need based on available funding.
Last Assured
04/07/2025
Providing organization
White Earth Nation

White Earth Nation is one of six Chippewa Indian Bands and is a sovereign federally recognized Native American Tribe. Oversees government, administrative, business, and human services programs for White Earth tribal members in Becker, Clearwater, and Mahnomen County in north-central Minnesota.