Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Traverse County Social Services Department
202 8th Street North, Wheaton, MN 56296
Adults with low income who are residents of Traverse County
Application/registration form birth certificate eviction notice photo ID proof of address proof of income statements utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday
Interpreters available
- Call; walk-in - Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Traverse County, MN
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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.
10/29/2025
Traverse County Social Services Department
Social services department for Traverse County