Skip to content
Minnesota Aging and Disability Resources home page

Washington County Community Services - Cottage Grove Office (Washington County Community Services)

Resource Name:Washington County Community Services - Cottage Grove Office (Washington County Community Services)

County Programs for Income Assistance

address

13000 Ravine Pkwy, Cottage Grove, MN 55016

Eligibility

Check specific program guidelines for requirements.

Hours

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

Site Service Area

Washington County

Other Information

Specialization

  • People with low income
  • Family
  • Refugees
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 monthly money to newly arrived single adults or married couples without children with eligible status and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) to help cover basic needs. RCA helps toward financial stability through work, unless exempted.
  • SNAP Education and Training: Helps SNAP recipients with employment and education training and support

Last Update

08/19/2026

Providing organization

Washington County Community Services