The concern for people struggling to pay for food is about to get more serious as CalFresh benefits for low-income families end later this month. The deadline will impact more than 2.9 million ...

Some CalFresh recipients have reached out to the I-Team saying their electronic benefits transfer, or EBT, cards have been hacked by scammers. The state uses these cards to distribute money to low ...

Guest Commentary written by Hannah Mudgett Hannah Mudgett is a student at University of California, Berkeley, pursuing ...

The partial shutdown of the US federal government, now in its third week, has sparked an imminent crisis in California, putting food assistance benefits for millions of residents at risk. At the heart ...

Food bank leaders warn hunger will only worsen in Orange County without legislation to reverse the expected cuts to CalFresh ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps feed millions of Americans each year. Yet, the aid is often still insufficient for low-income families and individuals. In fact, SNAP ...

UNCOVERED THEAY W THIEVES TARGETED THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STEALING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY SKIMMING BENEFIT CARDS NOW, THEY’RE TARGETING ANOTHER STATE AGENCY THIS TIME STEALING THE MONEY ...

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

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- People who receive CalFresh benefits will see an increase in the amount of money they receive. Michael Hunn, CEO of CalOptima Health, says they work to sign families up for the ...

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California, a state with the nation’s highest poverty rate, consistently ranks near the bottom when it comes to enrolling low-income people in CalFresh, the state’s name for the federal food stamp ...

Thousands of college students in California may soon find they qualify for CalFresh, the state’s food program that provides an average of nearly $6 billion annually in benefits, thanks to a recently ...