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CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA
CalFresh Healthy Living & CalFresh Outreach Programs
CalFresh Implementation Of Assembly Bill 79: Increasing Dual Enrollment
County Welfare Departments have recently been provided guidance for the implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 79 (Chapter 11, Section 90,...
May 5, 20211 min read
May is CalFresh Awareness Month!
Remember that May is CalFresh Month!! On Thursday, 4/22 at 10am there is a webinar. To register: CDSS CalFresh Awareness Month 2021...
Apr 22, 20211 min read


CalFresh Emergency Allotments For April 2021
Please see information below and the link to the County Letter (ACWDL_4-16-21) regarding Emergency Allotments for April 2021. Please...
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Extension of Waiver of Telephonic Signatures
The waiver of the recording requirement for telephonic signatures (if certain criteria are met) is extended until May 31, 2021....
Apr 16, 20211 min read
April P-EBT All Stakeholder Meeting
Please join us for our next P-EBT All Stakeholder Meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, April 21 from 1:00 to 2:00pm. During this meeting we...
Apr 8, 20211 min read
CalFresh Extension Of Temporary Increase To Maximum Allotments
Please see the county letter below that includes more information on what is summarized below: The extension of the temporary 15%...
Apr 5, 20211 min read
DSS Cash Aid and Food Assistance Document Posted
Please see information below about the notice to counties that they will have to manually update the 2021 COLAs that SSI recipients...
Mar 25, 20211 min read
UPDATE: Federal Public Charge Rule
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it does not plan to enforce the Inadmissibility on Public Charge...
Mar 19, 20211 min read
For Agencies Who Demonstrated Interest in the P-EBT Outreach Effort: Upcoming Meeting
Please mark your calendars, register, and plan to participate in this upcoming stakeholder meeting to learn more about the P-EBT program...
Mar 19, 20211 min read
UPDATE: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
On March 11, 2021, the President signed HR 1319 – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Act contains changes that extend the temporary...
Mar 19, 20211 min read
*Latest on Public Charge*
Please see the latest information on Public Charge. Good news to reduce barriers amongst immigrant communities’ access to benefits! Below...
Mar 11, 20211 min read
April 15th, 1-3pm: Secretary of State Voter Registration Training
A Microsoft Teams calendar invite was sent via email on Wed. 3/10/21, through CalFresh Access for the Secretary of State voter...
Mar 11, 20211 min read
CalFresh Extension Of Waiver : Telephonic Signature
The waiver of the recording requirement for telephonic signatures (if certain criteria are met) is extended until April 30, 2021....
Mar 8, 20211 min read
New Languages: COVID-19 15% Increase Income Inserts (Chinese, Hmong, Russian, Vietnamese)
Please find additional CalFresh Outreach Inserts that demonstrate the 15% Increase in the following languages: Chinese, Hmong, Russian,...
Mar 8, 20211 min read
CalFresh Clarification On Student Eligibility: COVID-19 Relief Package
On February 2, 2021, the USDA, Food and Nutrition Service issued a memorandum, SNAP Student Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations...
Mar 4, 20211 min read


March Emergency Allotments
CalFresh Emergency Allotments for the month of March have been approved and will be available beginning April 18, 2021. Please find...
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Spanish Translated Outreach Materials: Student Eligibility
As you may recall, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) temporarily changes the CalFresh student eligibility rule due to...
Mar 1, 20211 min read
CalFresh Benefit Replacement Policy Reminders
DSS letter to County Welfare Depts. reminding of the following: Requests for individual replacement must be submitted via a Replacement...
Feb 11, 20211 min read
CalFresh Extension Of Waiver : Telephonic Signature
This is to inform you that a waiver of the recording requirement for telephonic signatures (if certain criteria are met) is extended...
Feb 11, 20211 min read
IMPORTANT: COVID-19 15% Increase Income Inserts (English & Spanish)
In accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, CDSS has revised the income insert to align with the 15% increase in maximum...
Feb 8, 20211 min read
This program is funded by USDA SNAP, known in California as CalFresh, an equal opportunity provider.
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