…saying that they “applaud Governor Newsom for prioritizing the well-being of California’s most low-income residents.” The budget proposal maintains support for CalFood and CalFresh programs while adding $112 million for…
Californians Can Use SNAP for Online Grocery Purchases
…benefits known as CalFresh for online grocery shopping and delivery. Some of the retailers authorized to receive the SNAP benefits include Amazon and Walmart. The California Department of Social Services…
UC ANR extends information to more Californians online while social distancing
…In response to school closures, the UC Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, or EFNEP, and CalFresh Healthy Living UC staff members statewide are providing curricula and other resources to…
May is CalFresh Awareness Month
…please see the list on the CalFresh Outreach website. What is CalFresh Awareness Month? CalFresh Awareness Month started in May of 2011 and is the official month dedicated to increasing…
Improving SNAP Employment and Training Programs
…Assistant Secretary for the Economic Services Administration, Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, Washington Pete Weber, Founder, Fresno Bridge Academy, Fresno, California (accompanied by Kim McCoy Wade, CalFresh Branch…
CA Welcomes Farmers Market Proclamation
…and vegetables through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program; the Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program; and the CalFresh program. We are proud and pleased to offer these…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…of FINI funding, Market Match has served 105,518 CalFresh shoppers, who spent $2.46 million in CalFresh and Market Match, which went to 1,602 small farmers across the state. Market Match…
SNAP/CalFresh Sign-Up Event for Local Farmers’ Markets
…CalFresh.” Mr. Mendoza encourages individual farmers and farmers’ market managers who are not currently participating in the CalFresh Program to attend this special sign-up event. Farmers’ markets, farm stands, and…
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…communities with fresh, nutritious food directly from farms. The fact that many of them now accept CalFresh cards means that some of California’s neediest families are getting the access they…