A majority of California college students who are eligible for CalFresh don’t receive benefits, a study from the California Policy Lab found. Seventeen percent of all California community college ...

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CalFresh, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is a government program that provides grocery assistance to low-income households. Approximately 33% of undergraduate students ...

CalFresh, a federally funded food assistance program, is a largely untapped resource for California college students, a recent UCLA study found. Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy ...

Did you know that CalFresh, also known as EBT/SNAP, is available to a wide range of individuals — including those with and without kids, and those who have previously applied and been denied? And that ...

The CalFresh program — which provides financial assistance to individuals and households for the purchase of nutritious foods — has expanded its gross income guidelines, meaning more people are ...

An applicant signs up for food stamps, known as CalFresh in California, at a low-income health clinic in Contra Costa County. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters Over 12,800 Disaster CalFresh ...

Many California community college students and University of California students are eligible for CalFresh, the state’s food assistance program for low-income Californians, but most eligible students ...

GIVING US A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA USING CALFRESH. WE WELCOME THIS MORNING, DOCTOR JOANNA LENKO. SHE’S ONE OF THE LEAD AUTHORS IN THIS NEW REPORT. DOCTOR AE, ...

Fruits and vegetables for sale Mercey Springs Produce on Highway 152 in Dos Palos on Thursday Feb. 15, 2017. Monica Velez [email protected] A majority of California college students who are ...