The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides money to nearly 42 million low-income Americans for groceries.

This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that CalFresh benefits could be suspended next month due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The shutdown – which ...

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now law, ushering in a budget that prioritized mass cuts to social safety net programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Thousands of families are wondering when the February 2026 CalFresh payment will arrive. This program, known federally as ...

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 ...

In 2026, significant changes are coming to CalFresh, California's food assistance program. These updates, driven by new federal and state laws, will alter eligibility requirements, particularly for ...

(The Center Square) - CalFresh recipients can now get $60 more a month for fruit and vegetables as part of the relaunch of a pilot program, according to Assemblyman Alex Lee’s office. Lee, D-Milpitas, ...

Kimberly Saavedra, a graduate student in social welfare, said her family felt the impact of pauses to CalFresh, California’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Reduced ...

LOS ANGELES -- California's food stamps program is expanding to include 200,000 more people. Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis announced the expansion of CalFresh on Friday. Under the ...

The Golden State is an agricultural powerhouse, but millions of people are struggling to afford their groceries. Even worse, grocery prices are expected to increase even more under President Donald ...