Services which are available include temporary assistance with shelter, utilities, burial, funeral, and medical.

I. County assistance shall be available only to residents of Brookings County and must be a resource of last resort, available only after all other personal resources, governmental programs, insurance benefits, family assistance, and housing resources such as low-income housing and shelters have been exhausted.

II. County assistance is not a program of general assistance on a continuing basis. Each request for assistance is considered a one-time request within a 12 month period. Any additional assistance after this period will be considered only upon a new request and application.