The days of a mother or father taking a day off work and dragging their children to sit in a government office waiting for hours to get food assistance are long gone — much like the days when food ...

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 ...

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:41 p.m. One-third of UC undergraduates are eligible to receive financial assistance for their groceries. CalFresh, a federally mandated, state-issued food assistance ...

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Colleges and universities throughout California have food pantries, basic needs offices and programs to address a wide variety of non-academic emergencies. Campuses can help students through the ...

The CalFresh program requires beneficiaries to undergo a recertification process at the end of their certification period, typically every 6 to 12 months. This process ensures that households still ...