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Cherokee County residents receive $1,481,031 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Cherokee County received $1,481,031 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 790 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 51.3 percent increase from 2019, when 816 recipients received $978,919.

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 Cherokee County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$1,368,447
2012$1,487,379
2013$1,363,142
2014$1,298,470
2015$1,276,789
2016$1,230,040
2017$1,025,803
2018$1,023,561
2019$978,919
2020$1,481,031

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