The CalFresh Program, California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP and formerly known as Food Stamps, assists low-income individuals and households to purchase nutritional food.

Eligibility for CalFresh assistance, as well as the benefit amount, is based on your household’s size and income level.

• Apply online at GetCalFresh or set up a BenefitsCal Account and then apply through BenefitsCal. Once received, your application will be assigned to one of our Benefit Representatives.

FACTSHEETS 

• CalFresh Fact Sheet (PDF, 108 KB) or
• CalFresh Fact Sheet in Spanish (PDF, 65.3 KB)

Electronic Benefits Transfer Card

If you qualify for CalFresh assistance, you will receive an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) debit card. You can use your card to purchase food items at participating stores, or check your account balance, find retailers, and ATMS that accept the EBT card.

This program enables eligible CalFresh recipients to purchase a nutritious prepared meal at participating restaurants with their EBT debit card.

• CalFresh-Restaurant-Meals-Program-English (PDF, 235 KB)
• CalFresh-Restaurant-Meals-Program-Spanish (PDF, 259 KB)

This SNAP-Ed Program provides opportunities to income qualified households to learn about healthy eating, obesity prevention, and physical activities along with food distribution activities.

• Passion for Produce (P4P) is a peer-run nutrition class followed by free produce distribution providing the ingredients, education, and support for making healthy eating choices and is open to everyone.
• Food for Children (FFC) distributes fresh produce and other food, along with nutritional information, healthy food tastings, and options for physical activities and is restricted to income eligible households.

To see if you are eligible read EFA 14 (4/20) - The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) 2020 Guidelines (ca.gov).  Class times are subject to change. Please contact the Community Food Hotline at (831) 662-0991 to verify class availability.

• Cash Assistance for Immigrants Program