Recipients of the CalFresh food program will see a significant jump in payments starting Friday — just as some of California’s major coronavirus-related benefit programs end. CalFresh benefits will go ...

California's public assistance programs, including CalWorks and CalFresh, are vital for supporting low-income families and ...

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Some college students who were once automatically eligible for California’s food benefits program will now have to apply before June 10. State officials are urging college students to apply for ...

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Starting next month, thousands of seniors and disabled people in Sonoma County may be eligible to receive CalFresh food assistance for the first time since the federal nutrition program was started 42 ...

During the pandemic, more California students have been able to use CalFresh food benefits, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) also known as “food ...

Thousands of college students in California may soon find they qualify for CalFresh, the state’s food program that provides an average of nearly $6 billion annually in benefits, thanks to a recently ...

Nearly half of Sacramento State’s more than 31,000 students struggle with food insecurity, University leaders say, but fewer than 400 have signed up for the federal nutrition-assistance program known ...

During the pandemic, some Californians have found themselves and their families dealing with food insecurity. Despite the long wait times for benefits at the start of the pandemic, an estimated ...

The county's burden ultimately depends on what California's funding allocation will amount to, the county's report stated. Under the California Welfare and Institutions Code, the cost-sharing between ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Families and individuals can earn up to $100 ...