The CalWORKs and CalFresh supports are essential benefits for the economy of thousands of families in the state of California ...

To apply for CalWORKs in California is complex and daunting to most applicants who have never used government services. The guide aims to take all the mystery out of what can be a confusing process, ...

Californians will get cash and food assistance on more secure cards early next year — about six months later than promised, prolonging a massive recent theft wave that has been taking more than $15 ...

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Joy Perrin had been living in a van with her two children ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - In California, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is called CalFresh, and run by the Department of Social Services. SNAP provides monthly food benefits to ...

The ongoing shutdown of the federal government is now set to hurt some of San Luis Obispo County's most vulnerable residents' ability to get essential food. According to a news release from the San ...

Californians will get cash and food assistance on more secure cards early next year — about six months later than promised, prolonging a massive recent theft wave that has been taking more than $15 ...

Joy Perrin had been living in a van with her two children for several months when she walked into a welfare office in 2018. She had left an abusive partner and had failed her first semester at Laney ...