Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Freeborn County Human Services
203 Clark Street West, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Eligibility
Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Freeborn County
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
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Freeborn 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.?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
12/12/2025
What's Here
Appliance RepairMortgage Payment AssistanceGeneral Appliance ProvisionGas Service Payment AssistanceGeneral Furniture ProvisionUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceMoving Expense AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment Assistance
Providing organization
Freeborn County Human Services
County human services office