The CalFresh recertification in January 2026 is a critical process for thousands of families in California who rely on food ...

The federal government’s cuts that affect California’s food assistance program, leaves Sacramento County dealing with a ...

Economic shifts at the federal level are set to redefine social welfare landscapes across the West Coast in the coming fiscal ...

California's public assistance programs, including CalWorks and CalFresh, are vital for supporting low-income families and ...

With the start of a new year, thousands of families in California are wondering when the January 2026 CalFresh payment will ...

Food security advocates urged lawmakers to lower barriers to assistance and also consider new revenue sources to replace federal dollars ...

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 ...

Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency says CalFresh household that lost food because of winter storms, power outages ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since the pandemic started, people receiving CalFresh benefits in California have gotten the maximum benefit for their household size. Households already receiving that amount became eligible for at ...

Nearly half of Sacramento State’s more than 31,000 students struggle with food insecurity, University leaders say, but fewer than 400 have signed up for the federal nutrition-assistance program known ...