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ECOnomic and Community Supports: Program 2 3 All 87 counties distribute food benefits through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a card system similar to a debit card. At the beginning of the month, recipients' EBT accounts are credited with the amount of benefits they are eligible for. During the month, recipients use their cards to purchase food at enrolled grocery stores. The EST card is then swiped through a "point of sale" terminal and the purchases are deducted from the account balance. SFY Program Outcomes During state fiscal year 2002, in Minnesota, the Food Support Program served 99,700 households and 212,000 people. The average issuance for each month was $16 million. Total issuance for the year was $196 million. Each household received an average of $164 per month and the average issuance per person was $77. Coordination with MFIP Families who receive benefits from Minnesota Family Investment program (MFIP) will have their food assistance needs met through MFIP rather than the traditional Food Support Program. Other adults and families that do not receive MFIP benefits will have their food needs met through the Non-Public Assistance (NPA) Food Support program. For More Information For more information about this program contact Pakou Ly, Income Maintenance Program Consultant at (651) 297- 1426, or toll free at 1 (800) 657-3698. You may also write to Food Support Program, 444 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul, MN 55155-3837. To apply for the Food. Support prograrrLYou must contact your local .c~hu.rnan ~~Lyice agency. You may also access county information at the SJate'sNocthStaL web site. PeoQle We Serve Programs & Contacts Topics A to Z Minnesota Department of Human Services" TItle: 'Economic and Community Supports: Program Information: The Food Su!Wort Program' URL: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/ECS/ProgramjFoodSupport.htm File last modified: 11/26/2002 11: 24: 26. http://www.dhs.state.mn.usIECS/ProgramJFoodSupport.htm 1/21/2003