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County staff warns of potential SNAP disruption, local food pantries prepare

6489393 · October 21, 2025
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Summary

Community services staff told the board that about 20% of Muscatine County residents receive SNAP benefits and that a government shutdown could disrupt benefit issuance on Nov. 1, increasing demand at local pantries.

A Muscatine County community services representative told the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 20 that local food assistance providers are preparing for a potential interruption to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits reported to some by the federal government shutdown timeline.

The speaker, identified in the record as Jessica…

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