COVID -19 ISSUANCE OF CALFRESH EMERGENCY ALLOTMENTSĬalifornia has been approved to provide emergency allotments to eligible households during the COVID-19 Emergency. In California, the CalFresh Program is supervised at the state level by the California Department of Social Services and is administered at the local level by each County Welfare Department. The CalFresh program helps to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and individuals by providing them a means to meet their nutritional needs.Īt the Federal level, the program is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. The program issues monthly electronic benefits (similar to a bank debit card) that can be used to buy most foods such as bread, cereal, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish at many markets, grocery stores and farmers’ markets. The CalFresh program, formerly known as Food Stamps and federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can add to your food budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program – (HICAP).
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