CalWORKs and CalFresh support are indispensable benefits for the economy of thousands of families in the state of California, ...

Thousands of families are wondering when the February 2026 CalFresh payment will arrive. This program, known federally as ...

Low-income Californians once lost millions of dollars a month to fraudsters who raided their accounts for food assistance and ...

(FOX40.COM) — EBT theft is significantly down in California, new state data shows. Since the start of 2024, reported Electronic Benefits Transfer theft fell 83%, according to a report released Friday ...

A heartless California welfare worker stole the identities of elderly and dead people in a sick scheme to rip off more than ...

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, ...

CalFresh benefits paused early November and restored statewide beginning Nov. 13, 2025. Merced agencies reported 32,000 households (67,000 people) affected. Local nonprofits and county launched ...