"Starving college student" is a common expression. It brings to mind cup noodles heated in dorm kitchens and scrounging food from the cafeteria. But the reality is that many students do not have access to the basic levels of food they need to complete their studies. According to the UCLA Center for Health Policy [...]
In California, public assistance benefits are placed onto an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card. That means, if you receive CalFresh benefits, San Diego County loads them onto an EBT card each month. For those new to CalFresh, this post covers the basics of using your EBT card in San Diego. Once you understand how [...]
On July 4, 2025, the federal government made sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known locally as CalFresh. These SNAP benefit changes will start to take effect in April 2026. There are three major phases this year that directly impact eligibility and how the program is funded. April 2026: Eligibility Changes [...]
Nearly 400,000 people in San Diego County, including more than 100,000 children, are food insecure. Recent cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will dramatically impact those numbers. At Feeding San Diego, we're preparing for increased need in our community as the effects of these cuts ripple out. Monthly giving is a great way to help [...]
There are many different names for the federal nutrition assistance program called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. You may know it as SNAP, the acronym most commonly used to refer to it. Here in California, it’s called CalFresh. But many people call it food stamps or EBT. Whatever you choose to call this program, [...]
CalFresh Awareness Month is every May and is the official month dedicated to increasing public awareness of CalFresh. Known nationally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP), we call it CalFresh here in California. You might have also heard of the program by its former name, Food Stamps. CalFresh aims to help low-income individuals and families [...]
Summer EBT, known in California as "SUN Bucks," is a new food program to help families with school-age children buy groceries during the summer. SUN Bucks will give families $40 per month for each eligible child for June, July, and August 2024 ($120 total). According to the USDA, more than 30 million children across America [...]
Life in San Diego has many amazing benefits, but the rising cost of living can make buying healthy food difficult. Food stamps, known locally as CalFresh, can help boost the grocery budget of eligible families and individuals. What Are Food Stamps? The federal government launched the original food stamps program in 1939 as part of [...]
According to the California Department of Social Services, nearly 400,000 people in San Diego County receive CalFresh benefits. CalFresh is California’s name for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Each of these 400,000 individuals relies on the Calfresh benefits program to put nutritious food on the table. Formerly, CalFresh benefits were commonly known as [...]
This month, emergency allotments are coming to an end. SNAP (known as CalFresh in California) emergency allotments were a temporary strategy authorized by Congress to provide additional assistance to low-income individuals and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, because of Congressional action, they’re ending. CalFresh recipients will no longer receive pandemic-era boosts after this month’s [...]
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