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Adams County residents receive $582,909 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Adams County received $582,909 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 308 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 43.6 percent increase from 2020, when 343 recipients received $405,901.

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 Adams County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$623,999
2013$615,924
2014$534,051
2015$513,122
2016$506,241
2017$411,598
2018$397,218
2019$405,901
2020$582,909
2021$805,608

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