Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some college students who were once automatically eligible for California’s food benefits program will now have to apply before ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A majority of California college students who are eligible for CalFresh don’t receive benefits, a study from the California Policy ...

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

CalFresh, California's version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), supports over 5 million residents ...

During the pandemic, more California students have been able to use CalFresh food benefits, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) also known as “food ...

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Starting Wednesday, tens of thousands of humanitarian immigrants across California will no longer be eligible for food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, benefits that ...

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

Several eligibility criteria for California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) officially changed on Wednesday, with most of the changes affecting lawfully present immigrants. The ...

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

CalFresh outreach manager Lorena Carranza, along with volunteers, speak with residents that are waiting in their cars at Hiram Johnson High School on Friday, Jan. 08, 2021, to pick up food boxes from ...