Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Polk County Social Services

1424 Central Avenue NE, Suite 104, East Grand Forks, MN 56721

Eligibility

Adults with low-incomes without children who are residents of Polk County

Required documents

Application/registration form birth certificate eviction notice photo ID proof of address proof of income statements utility disconnection notice/shut off notice

Hours

- Office Hours: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Window Service: 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday

(877)281-3127

Voice

https://www.polkcountymn.gov/250/Social-Services

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Call; visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Service area

Polk County, MN

Description

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, foreclosure, or other emergency need.

What's Here

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

Providing organization

Polk County Social Services

Provides comprehensive support services to Polk County residents, including medical coverage, financial aid, food assistance, employment support, care coordination, and protective services for adults and children.