CalFresh Outreach Project
Program Benefits
Digital outreach material
Decreased food insecurity stigma
Access to local & fresh produce
FoundationCCC offers a variety of support around CalFresh outreach including access to an outreach toolkit and digital outreach material as well as assistance to help colleges connect with CalFresh application assistance in their area, provide training around CalFresh outreach, and share outreach best practices.
Students who participate in CalFresh receive an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card accepted at most grocery stores and farmers markets. Targeted outreach helps maximize CalFresh benefits, such as the Market Match program, which doubles CalFresh benefits at participating farmer’s markets increasing participants’ access to local and fresh produce.
Program Impact
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5,500+ CalFresh Applications
have been submitted through the California Community Colleges specific referral application.
Eligibility
To be potentially eligible for CalFresh, students must satisfy at least ONE of these qualifications:
- Working an average of 20 hours per week or a total of 80 hours per month
- Been awarded work-study during the current academic year
- Approved for TANF-funded Cal Grant A or B
- Responsible for the care of a child under the age of 6
- Are a single parent and taking care of a child under the age of 12
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- Be enrolled in a program that helps improve employability:
- CalFresh Employment and Training Program, including Fresh Success
- Participating in CalWORKS or Tribal TANF
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
- Be enrolled in a program that helps improve employability:
- Enrolled in an approved Career and Technical Assistance Program
Additional student programs have been approved to qualify students for a student exemption.
They are listed here along with all approved Local Programs that Increase Employability (LPIE):
*Note: Under Student Resources, select “CalFresh Student Eligibility: List of Approved LPIEs”