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Osceola County residents receive $712,538 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Osceola County received $712,538 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 376 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 48.8 percent increase from 2019, when 396 recipients received $478,897.

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 Osceola County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$459,838
2012$534,215
2013$562,173
2014$560,257
2015$531,838
2016$532,816
2017$459,634
2018$495,589
2019$478,897
2020$712,538

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