Top Ten Stories for February 05 through February 11 2023 include CalFresh emergency allotment, metallic balloons, and the Strawberry Festival. Top Ten Stories for February 05 through February 11 2023 are the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last year (excluding weather forecasts and events): CalFresh recipients losing …continue reading
Orange County residents will see lower CalFresh benefits starting in April due to the federal government’s enactment of the Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The federal law ends the authority for the state of California to issue CalFresh emergency allotments, effective February 28, 2023. Emergency allotments are an extra …continue reading
Did you know federal rules block undocumented Californians from receiving food support through the CalFresh program? CalFresh is a key resource to help families put food on the table and has been essential during the pandemic when Californians do not have stable income or jobs to pay for basic needs. …continue reading
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently approved a request by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) that allows current CalFresh households to purchase hot, prepared foods using their California Golden State electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card through November 22, 2020. The request was …continue reading
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced new initiatives to help Californians put healthy food on the table while also supporting the farm industry, which has been devastated by COVID-19. The Governor unveiled $3.64 million in new funding to expand the state’s Farm to Family program, including $2.86 million from the USDA …continue reading
County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) today announced that the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has expedited the implementation of EBT online purchasing to allow greater access to food and other necessary household items during the COVID-19 crisis and statewide stay at home order. EBT online purchasing is …continue reading
Top Ten Stories for April 12 through April 18 included CalFresh allotments, COVID-19 testing sites, and revitalizing the State economy. Top Ten Stories for April 12 through April 18 the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week (excluding weather forecasts and events): County of Orange SSA announces …continue reading
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) announced that the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued emergency CalFresh allotments as authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The emergency allotments will raise each household’s monthly allotment of CalFresh to the maximum allowable based on household size …continue reading
COVID-19 crisis or not, programs like the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) – known as CalFresh in California – help millions of people buy food they need to support their families and households. Even with a strong economy in 2019, CalFresh provided food assistance to nearly 1 in 10 …continue reading
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA), and all county welfare departments in the state, have been notified by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) that CalFresh March benefits will be issued on a single day, Friday, March 1, 2019, rather than the normal staggered issuance cycle of …continue reading