For many Californians, CalFresh benefits are a monthly lifeline that helps keep food on the table. But as May 2026 approaches ...

The campaign will focus on providing information to help residents apply for CalFresh and maintain their benefits, including reminders to respond promptly to department requests and complete renewal ...

In California, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are to begin going out at the end of next week.

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 ...

New federal rules starting June 1, 2026 expand CalFresh work requirements for adults aged 18-64 in California, with specific ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 29,000 San Luis Obispo County residents will receive less help feeding their families than usual due to the federal ...

Trump made changes to SNAP, known as CalFresh in California, last year. Several food banks say they expect need to grow as a result.

(The Center Square) - CalFresh recipients can now get $60 more a month for fruit and vegetables as part of the relaunch of a pilot program, according to Assemblyman Alex Lee’s office. Lee, D-Milpitas, ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) - An estimated 5 million Californians are at risk of losing federally-funded food benefits through CalFresh, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Salida Food Bank director Kim Brown unloads a shipment of donated food products with volunteers Denn Wesson, right, and John Kidroske, left, at the Salida Food Bank in Salida, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

Sacramento County says partial CalFresh benefits will begin next week. USDA released about $3 billion of $4.65 billion contingency funds, causing cuts. Many households face halved CalFresh benefits; ...