With the federal government still shut down, CalFresh recipients will now officially see their November benefits delayed, according to the California Department of Social Services. The deadline for ...

As the government shutdown drags on leaders in Southern California are warning residents that the federal food assistance program known as SNAP could run out of funding and recipients might not ...

Food assistance program CalFresh will have its benefits delayed in November due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, officials said on Friday. CalFresh, which is known federally as the ...

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Monterey County is ramping up outreach to inform residents about upcoming changes to Medi-Cal and SNAP (food stamps) resulting from HR-1, the Big Beautiful Bill, and the state budget approved earlier ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - In California, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is called CalFresh, and run by the Department of Social Services. SNAP provides monthly food benefits to ...

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 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 ...

More than 29,000 San Luis Obispo County residents will receive less help feeding their families than usual due to the federal government's ongoing shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

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