For residents who don’t meet this requirement, the federal rule limits CalFresh benefits to three months every three years.

Some Californians will now have to clear an additional hurdle to maintain their eligibility for food assistance, courtesy of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

CalFresh, California’s largest food assistance program, helps provide low-income families and individuals who meet federal income eligibility rules with monthly food benefits. The program, known ...

Some Californians may lose CalFresh food assistance due to multiple changes affecting eligibility for the program — one of which could impact hundreds of thousands in the state. Asylees, refugees and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lucy Gonzalez, right, and Felix Acevedo work in the produce area at a Vons in Torrance. As of December, 4.6 million people in ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rising grocery prices over the last few years and an end to pandemic-era public food program boosts have made it hard for many in Southern California to afford food for their ...

San Francisco is preparing for a surge in food assistance applications after increased federal unemployment benefits of $600 per week ended and the coronavirus pandemic worsens. The city has already ...

Over 5 million Californians rely on CalFresh benefits, and during the pandemic, many families were automatically bumped up to receive the maximum benefit amount. For many, that was at least an extra ...