Two years after a wave of public benefit thefts that left low-income Californians scrambling to pay rent and afford food each ...

California's public assistance system, which includes vital programs such as CalWorks (cash assistance) and CalFresh (nutrition benefits), plays a crucial role in supporting low-income families and ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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