Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties
115 West 1st Street, Fairmont, MN 56031
Eligibility
Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Faribault and Martin counties
Required documents
Application/registration form
birth certificate
driver's license
eviction notice
health insurance card
mail with current address
Medicare card
picture ID
proof of address
proof of citizenship/passport
proof of household income
Social Security card/number
Hours
8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
(507)238-4757
Voice·
Intake Martin County
(507)526-3265
Voice·
Intake Faribault County
Interpretation services
Interpreters available; Spanish
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Faribault County, MN
Martin County, MN
Other Information
Languages
- Spanish
Program Fees
- No Fee
Application Process
- Walk In
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.?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.
Last Assured
01/29/2026
What's Here
General Furniture ProvisionElectric Service Payment AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceGeneral Appliance ProvisionGas Service Payment AssistanceMoving Expense AssistanceAppliance RepairRent Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment Assistance
Providing organization
Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties
County human services office