Two years after a wave of public benefit thefts that left low-income Californians scrambling to pay rent and afford food each month, Gov. Gavin Newsom is touting a significant decline in the reported ...

A former Madera County benefits eligibility worker pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated identity theft for stealing identities and fraudulently obtaining CalFresh benefits, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant ...

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:05 p.m. Confusing income calculations and time-consuming application processes can make CalFresh – California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Sacramento County projects $6M–$24M CalFresh administrative funding shortfall. Final county burden hinges on California funding and governor’s Jan. 10 announcement. County enacted hiring freeze, ...

When a federal government shutdown caused a delay in November CalFresh benefit distribution, food insecurity rose sharply across Yolo County. In response, Yolo Food Bank, in partnership with Yolo ...

Matthew Parker with South Sacramento Christian Center checks one of the turkeys that was delivered by the Sacramento Food Bank for Thanksgiving meals. State lawmakers are looking for ways to ...

Every day more than 5 million Californians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known here as CalFresh, to keep food on the table. It is our state’s largest anti-hunger ...

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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 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A recent pause in the federal SNAP program, known as CalFresh in California, has put added strain on relief agencies. Although the federal government shutdown that caused the pause ...

(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, ...