The federal government’s cuts that affect California’s food assistance program, leaves Sacramento County dealing with a ...

Organizations serving UCLA students have expanded their emergency food assistance programs after the federal government shutdown delayed CalFresh benefits in early November. Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

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It’s only been a month since the federal government shutdown caused the 5.5 million Californians who use CalFresh — the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — to see their ...

(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, ...

Recently passed federal and state changes to medical and food programs will soon cost San Francisco more than $300 million a year, with the total then rising, according to a joint memo that The City’s ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Some CalFresh recipients in Orange ...

Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday morning announced moves to protect food benefits that California has paid out after the U.S. Department of Agriculture called on states over the weekend to halt ...

A rapid-fire legal back-and-forth over low-income food assistance has created uncertainty for people who rely on the program – including whether those who received their full benefits for November may ...

CalFresh food benefits are now being loaded onto users’ EBT cards, after being delayed for days by the Trump administration amid an ongoing federal shutdown, Santa Cruz County said Friday. “It is our ...

(FOX40.com) — More than 5.5 million Californians rely on CalFresh benefits to put food on the table. Approximately 270,000 people in Sacramento County are CalFresh recipients. As the longest ...

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Some Californians who rely on federal food aid are seeing their benefits restored, including in Sonoma and Napa counties. The Trump administration suspended ...