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Calhoun County residents receive $1,348,914 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Calhoun County received $1,348,914 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 732 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 57.7 percent increase from 2020, when 764 recipients received $855,389.

Qualified recipients in the Program are eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which then can be used to buy groceries. The Program is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Amount of Money Allocated for Calhoun County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,288,822
2013$1,199,267
2014$1,080,717
2015$1,035,958
2016$1,142,195
2017$911,177
2018$944,577
2019$855,389
2020$1,348,914
2021$1,776,346

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