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Clarke County residents receive $1,977,587 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Clarke County received $1,977,587 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,041 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 44.6 percent increase from 2020, when 1,077 recipients received $1,367,634.

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 Clarke County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$2,247,829
2013$2,079,640
2014$1,743,705
2015$1,680,907
2016$1,844,384
2017$1,633,995
2018$1,588,019
2019$1,367,634
2020$1,977,587
2021$2,693,449

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