More than 1 in 5 Long Beach residents, about 93,000 people, rely on CalFresh food benefits. Some will begin losing them soon.

Beginning June 1, California will begin enforcing new federal guidelines that mandate CalFresh recipients to work 20 hours a ...

The local call center that helps people find a bed or a mental health professional or emergency health care – 211OC – is gearing up to field tens of thousands of new calls from people with a single, ...

Carlos Marquez the 3rd, thank you so much for making time for us. Thank you for the invitation, Ashley. So uh just to set the stage here with the changes that took effect this week. What are counties ...

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

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 ...

With the federal government still shut down, CalFresh recipients will now officially see their November benefits delayed, according to the California Department of Social Services. The deadline for ...

As the government shutdown continues, CalFresh recipients in Santa Cruz County may experience interruptions to their benefits in November, affecting about 30,000 people who rely on monthly food stamp ...

More than 29,000 San Luis Obispo County residents will receive less help feeding their families than usual due to the federal government’s ongoing shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Some low-income Californians are able to get more help when purchasing greener groceries at participating locations.The California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Program matches up to $60 a month in ...

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 ...