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O'Brien County residents receive $1,612,569 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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O'Brien County received $1,612,569 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 847 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 42.3 percent increase from 2020, when 927 recipients received $1,133,371.

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 O'Brien County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,591,057
2013$1,568,018
2014$1,419,028
2015$1,387,606
2016$1,329,534
2017$1,182,453
2018$1,189,284
2019$1,133,371
2020$1,612,569
2021$2,099,028

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