14 12, 2021

Staff Spotlight: Meet a CalFresh Specialist Who Has Experienced Hunger Firsthand

2021-12-14T15:05:54-08:00

Before she was a CalFresh specialist at Feeding San Diego, Lourdes Gonzalez waited in line for food. Although it was over a decade ago, she remembers her firsthand experience with hunger like it was yesterday. Her husband lost his job, and she had just given birth to their third child.   “It was difficult with three [...]

Staff Spotlight: Meet a CalFresh Specialist Who Has Experienced Hunger Firsthand2021-12-14T15:05:54-08:00
1 10, 2021

Historic Increase in SNAP and CalFresh Benefits Goes into Effect, Positively Affecting the Over 350,000 San Diegans Currently Enrolled

2023-05-08T14:06:43-07:00

This is a guest post from Sienna Rohrer, Feeding San Diego’s CalFresh Manager On the afternoon of Sunday, August 15, I was browsing social media when a news notification flashed across the top of my screen: “Biden Administration Prompts Largest Permanent Increase in Food Stamps.” Although I spend much of my time living in [...]

Historic Increase in SNAP and CalFresh Benefits Goes into Effect, Positively Affecting the Over 350,000 San Diegans Currently Enrolled2023-05-08T14:06:43-07:00
6 05, 2020

May is CalFresh Awareness Month

2021-05-20T11:04:10-07:00

May is CalFresh Awareness Month! Food assistance has never been more important. No one should have to worry about getting enough to eat while fighting COVID-19. In a comprehensive effort to increase food assistance to people facing hunger during this COVID-19 crisis, the government is providing maximum benefits to applicants during the month of May.   CalFresh (formerly known as [...]

May is CalFresh Awareness Month2021-05-20T11:04:10-07:00
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