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Shelby County residents receive $1,704,235 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Shelby County received $1,704,235 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 903 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 55.8 percent increase from 2019, when 911 recipients received $1,093,938.

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 Shelby County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$1,529,430
2012$1,580,597
2013$1,548,277
2014$1,391,653
2015$1,325,120
2016$1,290,256
2017$1,081,163
2018$1,136,539
2019$1,093,938
2020$1,704,235

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