CalFresh / SNAP
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COVID-19 county welfare department office access
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) reminds counties of their legal requirements to ensure applicants and recipients have access to public social services benefits and services during an emergency or disaster. Absent an order from federal, state…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for November 2020
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for November, 2020. The emergency allotment will be issued on December 20 to raise each household’s monthly CalFresh allotment to the maximum allowable for the household size. …
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Counting homework time for Cell-Ed
In ACIN I-55-20, summarized here, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) described its partnership with Cell-Ed to provide distance learning for Welfare-to-Work, CalFresh Education and Training, and Refugee Support Services. People assigned to Welfare-to-Work, CalFresh Education and…
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COVID-19 CalFresh waiver of interview requirements
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is implementing federal waivers of the initial application and recertification interview and face-to-face interview. These waivers were previously in effect, and are not being reimplemented because of the Continuing Appropriations Act. …
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Disaster CalFresh October 2020 additional counties
California has been approved to issue Disaster CalFresh in Butte, Napa, Sonoma and Santa Clara Counties for persons affected by the wildfires. Disaster CalFresh provides food assistance to households affected by natural disasters. To be eligible, families must…
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Disaster CalFresh October 2020
California has been approved to issue Disaster CalFresh in Lake, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano and Yolo Counties for persons affected by the wildfires. Note that after this letter was issue, Santa Clara County was also approved…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for October 2020
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for October, 2020. The emergency allotment will be issued on November 15 to raise each household’s monthly CalFresh allotment to the maximum allowable for the household size. …
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CalFresh Water Pilot
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance for the CalFresh water pilot, which is a time-limited supplemental benefit to CalFresh households that live in a disadvantaged community, and receive drinking water from a public water…
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CalWORKs, CalFresh, RCA/ECA and TCVAP guidance regarding California wildfires
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance flexibility for counties serving communities affected by wildfires. If a county office closes during regular business hours, they must make it possible for people to apply for and…
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Paper copies of electronically submitted CalFresh applications
The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has granted a statewide waiver for the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to allow counties to not provide a paper copy of an electronic CalFresh application…