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 ...

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Old magnetic strip cards will be deactivated once a new card is activated or 180 days after new cards are issued, state ...

Did you know that CalFresh, also known as EBT/SNAP, is available to a wide range of individuals — including those with and without kids, and those who have previously applied and been denied? And that ...

More than 173,000 people have Medi-Cal and over 51,000 receive CalFresh food benefits in Monterey County. What to know about ...

As the federal government shutdown entered its third day on Friday, the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano Counties warned ...

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:41 p.m. One-third of UC undergraduates are eligible to receive financial assistance for their groceries. CalFresh, a federally mandated, state-issued food assistance ...

Starting on June 10, California's food benefits program is ending two temporary rules that allowed a greater number of college students to qualify: those eligible for federal or state work-study and ...

Federal funding cuts to CalFresh nutrition education threaten food security as demand at local food banks soars.

When Jessica Rangel first moved to Berkeley, she knew she would need help to survive the costly Bay Area. Rent and food were expensive, and her budget as a master’s student at UC Berkeley only ...