A CalFresh program has relaunched in November to make healthy fruits and vegetables more affordable. With $10 million in new state funding secured by Assemblymember Alex Lee, the CalFresh Fruit and ...
AS FOOD PRICES continue to rise, there is one bright star this holiday season. The state’s CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT ...
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 ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rising grocery prices over the last few years and an end to pandemic-era public food program boosts have made it hard for many in Southern California to afford food for their ...
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 ...
(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, ...
A California food program for needy families is in danger as funds are set to expire in June. The CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project gives low-income residents an instant rebate whenever ...
CalFresh, a federally funded food assistance program, is a largely untapped resource for California college students, a recent UCLA study found. Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy ...
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 ...