Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh reports that as of Monday (July 6th), the Fareway Store in Atlantic is participating in Double Up Food Bucks. Hoegh says “With this program, for every dollar customers using EBT cards spend on fresh fruits and vegetables, they receive another dollar to spend on fresh produce (up to $10/day).”

She adds “This is a great program which has been working well in other areas of the state, and it’s fantastic that we have it now available in Cass County. Fareway already does so much to address food needs in our community, this is just one more action worthy of recognition.”

Additional information on the program can be found below:

Double Up Food Bucks now available at 100+ grocery stores

Iowans facing food insecurity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to access free fruits and vegetables at more than 100 grocery stores statewide. This month, 106 Fareway stores, 13 Hy-Vee stores, plus additional food co-ops and farmers markets are joining the Double Up Food Bucks program.

The healthy food incentive program allows SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) customers to match purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables made with their EBT card, up to $10 per day, with Double Up Food Bucks which can be spent on additional fresh produce.

Double Up Food Bucks received $1 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to fund the grocery sector expansion. This funding was made possible through the leadership of Gov. Kim Reynolds in consultation with the Feeding Iowans Task Force, led by Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, to expand access to nutritious food for Iowans in need.

• Effective July 6, the program is available in all Fareway stores statewide
• Effective July 20, the program is available in 13 select Hy-Vee stores
• Double Up Food Bucks is also available at more than 20 farmers markets, farm stands and food co-ops across Iowa

Find a Double Up Food Bucks location

The CARES Act provides temporary relief funding and expires December 31, 2020. All new locations added with CARES Act funding will be considered temporary locations.

Learn more about Double Up Food Bucks

Double Up Food Bucks provides a solution to give Iowans access to more healthy food and double their food assistance dollars while recovering from COVID-19. Learn more about how the Double Up Food Bucks program works in both farmers markets and grocery stores at DoubleUpIowa.org.