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CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA
CalFresh Healthy Living & CalFresh Outreach Programs
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
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*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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Changes to Student Eligibility - "Consolidated Appropriations Act"
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) temporarily changes the CalFresh student eligibility rule due to the COVID-19...
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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Feb. 18th @ 1pm-2:30: P-EBT All Stakeholder Meeting
We encourage you to join this meeting if you are interested and available! This P-EBT All Stakeholder Meeting will focus on P-EBT...
Feb 3, 20211 min read
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CalFresh Emergency Allotments For February 2021
Emergency Allotments will continue to be issued according to the dates below. These allotments raise each CF household’s issuance to the...
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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Treatment of Pandemic Unemployment Compensation for CF eligibility
Please be aware of the policy change in the treatment of Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) extension payments for purposes of...
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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Temporary Increase In CalFresh Maximum Allotments Due To COVID-19
The temporary CalFresh maximum benefit allotments for the period of January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021 by household size are listed in...
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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Cash Aid and Food Assistance Document Posted
There have been two temporary changes to the CalFresh student eligibility rule to expand eligibility to students who are eligible for...
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Updated Spanish EBT Online Materials
You can find our updated EBT Online materials attached, and on our website, at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/ebt-online. Please allow 24-48 for...
Jan 26, 20211 min read
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P-EBT Update
P-EBT Extension Benefit Cards As of December 22, all P-EBT extension cards have been issued totaling over 3.4M cards. Thus far,...
Jan 5, 20212 min read
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Updated EBT Online Materials
We are pleased to inform you all that EBT Online has been expanded to include Aldi stores through Instacart! This is in addition to...
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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This program is funded by USDA SNAP, known in California as CalFresh, an equal opportunity provider.
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