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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Pennington County Public Health and Human Services

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. 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 Short-term, one-time grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid, Emergency General Assistance, and/or Emergency Medical Assistance

Last assured

05/01/2024

Physical Address

318 Knight Avenue North, Thief River Falls, MN 56701

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(218)683-7013

Application process

- Call; walk-in - Apply online https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Required documents

Application/registration form

Eligibility

Low income adults who are residents of Pennington County

Service area

Pennington County, MN

Agency info

Pennington County Public Health and Human Services

Programs that provide financial assistance in the form of cash grants or purchase of services for eligible low-income and indigent individuals and families to ensure that they have a basic income and access to essential medical, nutritional, and supportive services. Alternative care and elderly waiver services available.

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