Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Californians To Lose A Monthly Average $163 In Temporary SNAP/CalFresh Pandemic Benefits March 1st

March 1, 2023 2:30 amMarch 1, 2023 2:31 am

Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs passed during the pandemic are set to expire on Wednesday, with California expected to lose the extra monthly $425 million granted by the federal government. The additional funds were originally added in March...

USDA Settles Lawsuit With SNAP Beneficiaries, Increases Emergency Benefits For Over 1 Million in CA

April 3, 2021 2:25 amApril 2, 2021 7:51 pm

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a settlement with SNAP beneficiaries in California and Pennsylvania on Thursday, paving the way for over 1 million Californian households to receive higher Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits starting as early...

CalFresh to Begin Online Delivery Pilot Program on April 28th

April 22, 2020 5:49 pmApril 23, 2020 7:16 am

The Calfresh program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or food stamps, has announced that a home delivery option will be available for those under the program starting April 28th. Both California and Arizona had an emergency...

California Joins 13 Other States to Sue the Department of Agriculture Over Food Stamps Cut

January 20, 2020 2:45 pmJanuary 21, 2020 8:50 am

California and 13 other states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday over new SNAP restrictions. 400,000 cut off CalFresh in California Under new Federal rules that were set to begin on April 1st, adults...