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11.17.2010 CalFresh utilization has increased rapidly over the course of the recession, but California is missing out on an estimated $4.9 billion in federal benefits

11.01.201 USDA Letter to then Assembly Member John Laird RE:Simplified Reporting (3/06) PDF USDA’s most recent approval of California’s current quarterly reporting waiver (11/07) PDFCalifornia advocates request the denial of CDSS’s 2009 waiver extension request (9/09) PDFUSDA correspondence denying CDSS’s 2009 waiver extension request (9/09) PDFCDSS’s response to [...]

10.26.11 The new name for The Food Stamp Program in California is finally here! The new CalFresh brand was launched this weekend in Long Beach, CA! Thanks to Assembly Member Jim Beall’s AB 433, the leadership of John Wagner at DSS, and the generous support of

2.15.2010 Mathematica Policy Research has just completed an important analysis of the California’s policy that amkes recipients of SSI ineligible for food stamps.

2.9.2010 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has just issued new guidance for low-income immigrants. Receiving CalFresh, previously known as Food Stamps, will not affect potential applicants for USCIS benefits.  The letter, which is available below in both English and Spanish, seeks to debunk myths surrounding [...]

2.1.2010In California, the Food Stamp Program (FSP) currently reaches nearly 3 million people on a monthly basis, but about 3 million more are eligible who are not participating.