California’s Department of Social Services has begun sending out May’s CalFresh benefits across the state. Check out when payments are arriving.

Because of federal bill, thousands of Stanislaus residents could suffer loss of food assistance, loss of health coverage and delays in getting care, report says.

CalFresh is a cornerstone program aimed at enhancing the nutritional intake of low-income individuals and families in California. Known nationally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Some Californians may lose CalFresh food assistance due to multiple changes affecting eligibility for the program — one of which could impact hundreds of thousands in the state. Asylees, refugees and ...

(The Center Square) - CalFresh recipients can now get $60 more a month for fruit and vegetables as part of the relaunch of a pilot program, according to Assemblyman Alex Lee’s office. Lee, D-Milpitas, ...

Food assistance programs remain available in California during the government shutdown, but experts say the benefits could be hit if the shutdown lasts long-term. In California, about 1 million women, ...

The research finds that community college students who had CalFresh benefits throughout their first year were more likely to ...

House Resolution 1, signed into law by President Trump last July, limited CalFresh eligibility for noncitizens, effective ...

This article first appeared in inewsource. Sign up for their newsletters here. Starting Nov. 1, people using the food assistance program CalFresh, known as SNAP nationally, will have three months to ...

UPDATE: This article was published before the Supreme Court on Friday at least temporarily allowed the Trump administration to withhold about $4 billion in payments for the SNAP food benefits program ...

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