This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that CalFresh benefits could be suspended next month due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The shutdown – which ...

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Kimberly Saavedra, a graduate student in social welfare, said her family felt the impact of pauses to CalFresh, California’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Reduced ...

Food Finders, a nonprofit serving four counties across Southern California, will expand its grocery distribution program in Long Beach as the ongoing federal government shutdown threatens to delay ...

The Golden State is an agricultural powerhouse, but millions of people are struggling to afford their groceries. Even worse, grocery prices are expected to increase even more under President Donald ...

A new report from UC Davis Labor and Community Center found that Humboldt County residents increasingly depend on CalFresh to meet basic food needs. The county far outpaces the state in enrollment ...

Every day more than 5 million Californians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known here as CalFresh, to keep food on the table. It is our state’s largest anti-hunger ...

LOS ANGELES -- California's food stamps program is expanding to include 200,000 more people. Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis announced the expansion of CalFresh on Friday. Under the ...

Many residents may be kicked off health insurance and food assistance programs based on new work requirements.

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