Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services - DVHHS

407 5th Street, Jackson, MN 56143

Eligibility

Adults with low income who are residents of Cottonwood and Jackson counties

Required documents

Application/registration form

(507)847-4000

Voice

Websitehttps://www.dvhhs.org/financial-assistance

Interpretation services

Interpreters available

Application process

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

Service area

Cottonwood County, MN Jackson County, MN

Other Information

Application Process

Walk In

Program Fees

No Fee

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.?

Last Assured

03/11/2026

What's Here

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

Providing organization

Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services - DVHHS

Promotes, protects, and preserves the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities in Cottonwood and Jackson counties