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Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services

County Programs for Income Assistance

Human Services Office - Jackson

407 5th St, Jackson, MN, 56143

Distance: 1362 Miles

(507) 847-4000

Website

https://www.dvhhs.org/index.asp?SEC=5C510B95-635F-4898-BFD1-C64ED52A634C&Type=B_BASIC

Service Details

Description

Programs that help pay for basic needs include:
* Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities)
* General Assistance (GA): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low
* Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work
* Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
* Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)


Features

  • Area Served by County
    • Cottonwood County 
    • Jackson County 
  • Specialization
    • Family 
    • People with low income 

Eligibility

Check specific program guidelines for requirements.


Business Hours

8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday


Area Served

Jackson and Cottonwood counties


Websites

Phone Numbers

Type Number Hours
Main (507) 847-4000
Toll Free (800) 622-5207

Last Update

10/2/2024

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