Tag: CalFresh
CalFresh Appreciation Month in May raises awareness about its positive benefits
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Esperanza Orozco said she enjoys making meals with recipes from her native Mexico. She feels fortunate to receive CalFresh, California’s largest...
Social services celebrates staff who help public access needed benefits
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Eligibility technician Cristina Levalley said she knows her work makes a difference in helping struggling families put food on their table...
CalFresh recipients impacted by fires can recover losses
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Recipients of government assistance who suffered food losses during last month's fires in Anza and Banning have until Friday to file...
CalFresh provides 200,000 Riverside County residents access to healthy food
Many people in Riverside County are struggling to afford the costs of healthy food at the grocery store, and Marivel Castañeda has a simple...
Almost 40,000 college students in Riverside County are eligible for CalFresh benefits
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – College students who are struggling with food and housing insecurity are encouraged to apply for a program that can help them...
75,000 Riverside County households to get emergency food benefits from CalFresh
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – More emergency CalFresh benefits were delivered to Riverside County residents and families hit hard by the pandemic. The state added the...
11th round of emergency CalFresh benefits lands Jan. 10
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Riverside County residents who receive CalFresh assistance saw the state add extra benefits to their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards Sunday,...
Latest round of CalFresh emergency food benefits land Nov. 15
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Riverside County households that are eligible for CalFresh benefits may have noticed extra dollars on their electronic benefits transfer card...
County residents receiving food aid can expect another boost in benefits
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County residents who rely on government assistance for grocery purchases can expect another boost in benefits next month because of...
Fake letter targets customers receiving benefits
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – State and county public social services officials are warning about a fake letter circulating on social media that falsely claims customers...