Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Pennington County Social Services

101 Main Avenue North, Thief River Falls, MN 56701

Eligibility

Adults with low income who are residents of Pennington County

Required documents

Application/registration form eviction notice picture ID proof of emergency proof of household income utility disconnect notice/shut off notice

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

(218)683-7013

Fax

(218)681-2880

Voice

https://co.pennington.mn.us/index.php/services/human-services

Interpretation services

Interpreters available

Application process

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

Service area

Pennington County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

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, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.

Last Assured

12/01/2025

What's Here

General Appliance Provision Heating Fuel Payment Assistance Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance Gas Service Payment Assistance Rent Payment Assistance Electric Service Payment Assistance Mortgage Payment Assistance Appliance Repair Water Service Payment Assistance Moving Expense Assistance

Providing organization

Pennington County Social Services

County Human Services Department