Few college students participate in the state’s CalFresh food program despite being eligible, according to a report published Tuesday by the University of California’s California Policy Lab. The ...

CalFresh, California’s largest food assistance program, helps provide low-income families and individuals who meet federal income eligibility rules with monthly food benefits. The program, known ...

Starting June 1, 2026, it will get a lot simpler for many California college students to qualify for CalFresh, the state’s ...

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 ...

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

Families and individuals can earn up to $100 per month to spend on fresh food with a new program at Northgate Markets in Southern California. This video aired on the KTLA 5 News at 7 on Oct. 16, 2022.

There is no variation in this month of May, which is about to begin, the payments scheduled in the CalFresh program will arrive on time to all beneficiaries, who as usual are very aware of the ...

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.

Many California community college students and University of California students are eligible for CalFresh, the state’s food assistance program for low-income Californians, but most eligible students ...

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