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Electronic Benefits Transfer
Electronic Benefits Transfer, or EBT, is a system that makes the issuance of state Family Assistance and federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits faster and easier through the use of electronic transactions. Clients can use their EBT card to access cash benefits (TANF) through automated teller machines (ATMs) and Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals at merchant locations that display the Quest® logo. To access food assistance benefits, clients can use their EBT cards at grocery stores and Farmers' Markets that are authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Alabama's EBT System was piloted in April 1997, in Jefferson, Montgomery and Russell Counties. The remainder of the state was phased in during the months of July, August and September 1997.

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Walker County DHR social worker receives Alabama Spirit of Adult Protective Services Award
Mr. Mathew R. “Matt” Mitchell, a social worker who investigates and arranges services for adults at risk of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation for the Walker County Department of Human Resources (DHR), is the recipient of the 2014 Alabama Adult Protective Services Spirit Award. He received the award at a ceremony earlier this month at a ceremony in Birmingham.
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