California’s food stamps program, known as CalFresh, provides monthly food benefits to low-income households. Benefits are distributed each month to CalFresh accounts linked to CalFresh EBT cards.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most ...

“The well has run dry,” a notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reads, warning the federal government will not be sending out November food assistance as the government shutdown continues.

The guidance California and other states are seeking to block could impact "tens of thousands" of people nationwide.

How will you give back this season? Create a lasting impact close to home — help local journalists uncover the stories that matter. California is one of 23 states suing President Donald Trump’s ...

About 42 million low-income people receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps. An Oct. 10 letter from the U.S. Agriculture Department to ...

A car waits for food items at Interfaith Community Services during the food distribution in Escondido on Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters) California is committing $80 million ...

A large group of states sued the Trump administration Tuesday in an attempt to prevent the expiration of food stamp benefits this weekend amid a lengthy government shutdown, blasting the Agriculture ...

The most recently published U.S. Agriculture Department data shows that as of 2023, the largest group of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients by race was white (35.4%), followed by ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. From CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang: California is one of 23 states suing President Donald Trump’s ...

Forty-one million Americans, including 5.5 million Californians, are set to lose federally funded food benefits. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined 23 other Democratic attorneys general ...