Iowa State junior center Audi Crooks recently launched “Knock N Dash” to help her hometown families facing food insecurity with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to run out Saturday.
Crooks, who averages 23.4 points per game, is giving back to families in her hometown of Algona, Iowa, where many are facing the possibility of losing their SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown. SNAP benefits are set to expire Saturday.
In recent reports, two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
According to SNAP state-level annual data, 259,323 Iowans relied on SNAP benefits in 2024. The Audi Crooks Foundation put together Knock N Dash, a neighbor-to-neighbor response where Kossuth County residents “just fill out a short form below to let us know how many people are in your household and where you’re located. We’ll drop off a care package right at your door – no questions, no judgment,” the Knock N Dash website says.
According to data from American Progress, roughly 875 (6%) of Kussuth County’s residents are enrolled in SNAP.
“It’s all about neighbors helping neighbors. One knock at a time,” the Audi Crooks Foundation wrote.
12% of the US population relies on SNAP, a program that provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget.
Knock N Dash is a nonprofit organization alongside 700 partnered agencies and programs with the Food Bank of Iowa. Fill out the form here for Knock N Dash, and find more information here for Food Banks of Iowa.
