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

This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that CalFresh benefits could be suspended next month due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The shutdown – which ...

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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 ...

Officials said only 12 percent of eligible seniors are enrolled – The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors proclaimed ...

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.

Kimberly Saavedra, a graduate student in social welfare, said her family felt the impact of pauses to CalFresh, California’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Reduced ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

The campaign will focus on providing information to help residents apply for CalFresh and maintain their benefits, including reminders to respond promptly to department requests and complete renewal ...

Salida Food Bank director Kim Brown unloads a shipment of donated food products with volunteers Denn Wesson, right, and John Kidroske, left, at the Salida Food Bank in Salida, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

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