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 ...

An applicant signs up for food stamps, known as CalFresh in California, at a low-income health clinic in Contra Costa County. (Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters) Hundreds of thousands of San ...

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:05 p.m. Confusing income calculations and time-consuming application processes can make CalFresh – California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

In the United States, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides vital support to low-income families, helping them access healthy food. In California, this program is known as ...

This post was updated Nov. 4 at 10:11 p.m. Millions of Americans may experience delays in food stamp benefits this November. The government shutdown has led to a steady decrease in provisions from ...

Many needy families in the Mother Lode are already taking action to fill the gap in food assistance following the announcement that CalFresh recipients will not receive their benefits at the start of ...

More than 6,500 people in Tuolumne County who rely on CalFresh food assistance will not receive their benefits at the start of next month due to the federal government shutdown, even if Congress ...

With SNAP funds set to expire at the end of the month, over 50,000 Monterey County residents, more than half of them children, are expected to lose their food assistance in November. That means ...

California lawmakers are reviewing potential impacts to Medi-Cal and CalFresh as the state faces a nearly $3 billion budget shortfall ...