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 ...

County officials report unknown CalFresh amounts, timing after court order Thousands face food insecurity as families and food banks brace for delays Agencies and companies mobilize donations and ...

Tanya Martinez uses her CalFresh dollars carefully — mostly on protein for herself and her 7-year-old child. She’s learned to make it last through careful portioning and planning. Now, with federal ...

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 ...

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Some Californians who rely on federal food aid are seeing their benefits restored, including in Sonoma and Napa counties. The Trump administration suspended ...

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 ...