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Feb. 28, 2019Missouri |  By: Lily Lpoez

SNAP helps thousands of Missourians and local communities

A new Missouri Budget Project analysis shows the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps, help thousands of Missourians.  According to vice president of external relations, Traci Gleason, the program especially helps children and seniors, and brings a substantial economic boost to local communities.

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Gleason says SNAP has a huge impact in Nodaway County.

 "It's almost $1.5 million in benefits issued in the last fiscal year which means there's a $2.5 million economic impact. And that amounts to about 0.4-percent of the total GDP.  In Nodaway County, 11.5-percent of households receive SNAP benefits.  So it's something that really helps those families weather storms, but also has that ripple effect on the county economy as well."

Gleason adds, in Buchanan County, 15.2 percent of households receive SNAP benefits.   In Andrew County 6.8-percent and in Dekalb County 7.3-percent of households receive these benefits.