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Greene County residents receive $1,732,891 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Greene County received $1,732,891 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 923 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 51.4 percent increase from 2020, when 969 recipients received $1,144,422.

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 Greene County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,739,475
2013$1,789,430
2014$1,679,103
2015$1,656,114
2016$1,523,988
2017$1,294,336
2018$1,302,351
2019$1,144,422
2020$1,732,891
2021$2,391,024

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