In 2026, significant changes are coming to CalFresh, California's food assistance program. These updates, driven by new ...

California's public assistance programs, including CalWorks and CalFresh, are vital for supporting low-income families and individuals. These programs ensure economic stability and food security ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps feed millions of Americans each year. Yet, the aid is often still insufficient for low-income families and individuals. In fact, SNAP ...

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 ...

The CalFresh recertification in January 2026 is a critical process for thousands of families in California who rely on food ...

California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office warned that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act could strip hundreds of millions of dollars a year in CalFresh food aid from low-income ...

The federal government’s cuts that affect California’s food assistance program, leaves Sacramento County dealing with a possible budgetary shortfall in the millions of dollars.

The day before Halloween, with rent due and the cupboards thinning, 30-year-old UC Santa Cruz student Erin Clews took her last $40 and made a strategy run. She grabbed a mega-bag of pizza rolls — ...