CalFresh, California’s largest food assistance program, helps provide low-income families and individuals who meet federal income eligibility rules with monthly food benefits. The program, known ...

The CalFresh Program is California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and is the largest food program in the state. Benefits are issued monthly through an electronic benefit transfer ...

CalFresh recipients whose certification period ends in June 2026 face a simple but important deadline to renew on time or risk a gap in food assistance. The process, known as recertification, is how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some college students who were once automatically eligible for California’s food benefits program will now have to apply before ...

The new rules affect hundreds of thousands of low-income Californians seeking food assistance benefits.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A majority of California college students who are eligible for CalFresh don’t receive benefits, a study from the California Policy ...

Families and individuals can earn up to $100 per month to spend on fresh food with a new program at Northgate Markets in Southern California. The program, called “Más Fresco,” will allow CalFresh ...

The Golden State is an agricultural powerhouse, but millions of people are struggling to afford their groceries. Even worse, grocery prices are expected to increase even more under President Donald ...

QUESTION: Can you tell me if there is still a Food Stamps program, and if there is, how do I know if I qualify? A: The Food Stamps program, now called the CalFresh program, has a long history of ...

CalFresh outreach manager Lorena Carranza, along with volunteers, speak with residents that are waiting in their cars at Hiram Johnson High School on Friday, Jan. 08, 2021, to pick up food boxes from ...