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Ringgold County residents receive $866,129 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Ringgold County received $866,129 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 452 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 67.3 percent increase from 2019, when 422 recipients received $517,777.

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 Ringgold County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$732,189
2012$770,094
2013$712,213
2014$696,865
2015$711,697
2016$727,523
2017$572,638
2018$480,592
2019$517,777
2020$866,129

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