Home

Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Roseau County Social Services Department

208 6th Street SW, Roseau, MN 56751

Eligibility

Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Roseau County

Required documents

Application/registration form birth certificate eviction notice photo ID proof of address proof of income statements utility disconnection notice/shut off notice

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
https://www.co.roseau.mn.us/government/s_-_z/social_services/financial_assistance.php

Interpretation services

Interpreters available

Application process

- Call; walk-in - Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Service area

Roseau County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Application Process

Walk In

Description

NOTE: Funding is very limited. More funding will come after July 2026. 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, or other emergency need.

Last Assured

08/14/2024

Providing organization

Roseau County Social Services Department

Provides a wide range of programs and services to assist residents in the areas of medical coverage, financial assistance, food programs, employment supports, care coordination, case management, and services to adults and children who are in need of protection within Roseau County