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 ...

CalFresh, a federally funded food assistance program, is a largely untapped resource for California college students, a recent UCLA study found. Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy ...

Stanislaus State Basic Needs Director Heather Pearson Villeda said she anticipates that CalFresh delays will result in more students accessing the campus’s Warrior Pantry. Stanislaus State University ...

Californians who rely on CalFresh — the state’s version of SNAP, formerly known as food stamps — are seeing delays in their benefits because of the federal government shutdown. That’s leaving many ...

The day before Halloween, with rent due and the cupboards thinning, 30-year-old UC Santa Cruz student Erin Clews took her last $40 and made a strategy run. She grabbed a mega-bag of pizza rolls — ...

The CalFresh program, California's version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is a crucial lifeline for many low-income families. Recent legislative changes, particularly the One ...