CalFresh Awareness

CalFresh Awareness Month

CalFresh Awareness Month started in May of 2011 and is the official month dedicated to increasing public awareness of CalFresh. The state, counties and community based organizations are committed to bringing awareness, dispelling myths and assisting clients with CalFresh applications. 

CalFresh helps to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and individuals by providing improved access to healthy and nutritious foods. Many are unaware they are eligible to receive benefits. Take the next step and be part of the movement to increase awareness! 

CalFresh Awareness Month 2020 Events Coming Soon!

Questions? Send an email to calfreshaccess@dss.ca.gov

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My county is participating, how do we get added to the list?
We are excited that your county is participating in CalFresh Awareness Month. Please email us at CalFreshAccess@dss.ca.gov with your county name along with a weblink or attachment we can provide.

My county wants to partner with local CBOs, how can we?
Use the quick links to the right of the webpage and navigate to Connections. There you will find a list of CBOs providing CalFresh outreach, by county.

Can CBOs add events to this calendar? How?
Yes, we welcome any partners wishing to share the events they will be holding for CalFresh Awareness Month. Please email us at CalFreshAccess@dss.ca.gov with the name of your event, a short description, location and date/time.

Can I add a link to this page on our materials or website?
Yes, please feel free to share this webpage with partners and anyone in the community.

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CalFresh News!

July 2019

• Food benefit expansion makes more Coastsiders eligible 
• Seniors Get Help To Apply For Expanded CalFresh Benefits And More Local News 

June 2019

• Project CommUNITY: Good life, tight budget 
• San Fernando Valley SSI, SSP recipients can now sign up for CalFresh food benefits 
• California food stamp program, CalFresh, expanding to include 200,000 elderly, disabled people 
• Mayor London Breed Announces Expansion of CalFresh Food Program 
• Recipients of supplemental income payments are now eligible for CalFresh for the first time in decades 
• A Mobile Office Makes Food Stamp/CalFresh Sign Ups Easy 
• S.F. Expands CalFresh to 41K Seniors, People With Disabilities 
• Food Aid Expansion Expected to Help Low-Income Seniors Improve Their Health
• CalFresh benefits expanded to include SSI recipients in Mendocino County 
• California, CfA Food Stamps Partnership Set to Go Statewide 
• CalFresh Food Benefits for Seniors and Disabled 
• Food stamp benefits to be available for California residents on SSI 
• Supplemental Security Income Recipients now Eligible for CalFresh Benefits 

May 2019

• Yes, the government is capable of creating great design-here's how
• CalFresh card to be made more accessible to people with disabilities 
• 'It will realy help': Salinas seniors, disabled hopeful as Calfresh food benefits open up 
• Thousands of county residents who rely on government benefits become eligible for food help 
• Pasadena's Low-Income Seniors and the Disabled May Qualify For CalFresh Food Benefits 
• California expands food assistance 
• Low- Income Seniors May Qualify For CalFresh: San Juan Capistrano 
• Low-Income Seniors Who Receive Welfare Benefits Are Now Eligible for CalFresh 
• Marin's poor to get expanded food assistance 
• Business Sense: Expansion of CalFresh Foods to include SSI recipients brings potential for monthly $2.9 million economic boost to Humboldt County 
• Hungry Californians Finally To Get A Little More Help 
• For the first time ever, CalFresh food benefits available to eligible senior and disabled SSI/SSP 
• CalFresh recognized by Humboldt County Board of Supervisors 
• Marin County: Food Benefits Program Accepting Applications June 1 
• Food Assistance For Low-income Seniors, Disabled Doled Out By SCC 
• CalFresh food program expanding eligibility 
• Thousands Will Be Eligible for the CalFresh Program 
• CalFresh Food Aid To Be Extended To Some Disabled Adults 
• Californians receiving cash assistance can now also get food stamps 
• New CalFresh rules vastly expand the pool of people eligible for food assistance in California
• Hundreds of Napa County SSI recipients can get free food soon 
• CalFresh program expands to SSI recipients 
• SSI recipients now eligible for CalFresh food assistance 
• May CalFresh month celebration 
• Thousands of low-income resident in Humboldt County can now apply for CalFresh 
• Supplemental Security Income recipients could be eligible for CalFresh 
• Newly Eligible For CalFresh In Sonoma County: SSI, SSP Recipients 
• SSI/SSP Recipients Now Eligible To Apply For CalFresh 
• SSI recipients to be eligible for food stamps 
• 'CalFresh Awareness Month' marks effort to expand enrollment, reduce hunger in Lake County  
• CalFresh Benefits Now Available To SSI Recipients, County Says 

April 2019

• CalFresh expansion could boost healthy food options for tens of thousands in SF 

December 2018

• Change in law means thousands more SF residents will receive food stamps

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Want to Learn More? To learn more about CalFresh, please visit the CalFresh main webpage at http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/CalFresh. For information on how to apply for CalFresh online, please visit http://www.cdss.ca.gov/food-nutrition/calfresh .