FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Low-income families struggling to buy groceries can get more help from the CalFresh program this year. Since the start of the pandemic, officials say they've seen a ...

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. Thousands of college students in ...

The research finds that community college students who had CalFresh benefits throughout their first year were more likely to ...

During the pandemic, more California students have been able to use CalFresh food benefits, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) also known as “food ...

Recipients of the CalFresh food program will see a significant jump in payments starting Friday — just as some of California’s major coronavirus-related benefit programs end. CalFresh benefits will go ...

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:05 p.m. Confusing income calculations and time-consuming application processes can make CalFresh – California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

More than 395,000 people in nearly 240,000 households receive CalFresh benefits in San Diego County, based on income. The nearly month-long shutdown means a delay in November benefits for about 42 ...

Jerrene Richardson, a college student, began her CalFresh application at the West Fresno Family Resource Center’s annual back to school event in August. Jerrene Richardson Contributed During my ...

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. Few college students participate in ...

Sacramento County's 211 helpline is bracing for an unprecedented wave of calls as approximately 270,000 county residents face delayed CalFresh benefits due to the federal government shutdown. With the ...

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 ...

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; ...