blog post Video: The Importance of CalFresh in Unstable Times By Mary Severance Sep 30, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 ... CalFresh is one of California's largest safety net programs, providing food assistance to 4.8 million residents.
Report The Role of CalFresh in Stabilizing Family Incomes By Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman Sep 21, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 ... The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to low-income individuals, is the United States' most ...
blog post Basic Needs Centers at California Colleges Can Help Fight Student Hunger By Eliana Blachman, Caroline Danielson Sep 19, 2022 Sep 19, 2022 ... While temporary measures have made CalFresh food assistance—known ... As part of their effort to eliminate food insecurity and improve ...
blog post Inflation Is Undercutting Pandemic-Era Increases in Food Assistance By Tess Thorman, Eliana Blachman Aug 18, 2022 Aug 18, 2022 ... Rising food prices have substantially eroded the value of recent increases to CalFresh benefits. Participants should see some relief in ...
Report Community College English in California’s New Era of Student Access By Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Olga Rodriguez, Hans Johnson, Cesar Alesi Perez Aug 15, 2022 ... non-academic support, especially in light of the pandemic, which heightened the need of services to address mental health, food, and housing insecurity.
Report Employment Patterns for CalFresh Adults By Tess Thorman, Caroline Danielson Jul 13, 2022 CalFresh provides food assistance to about 4.5 million low-income Californians. While many adults who access CalFresh are working, their jobs may be ...
Report The Impact of COVID-19 on Science Education By Niu Gao, Kathy DiRanna, Maria T. Chang Fay Jun 21, 2022 Staff shortages, teacher burnout, lack of dedicated funding, and an emphasis on English language arts (ELA) and math are barriers to prioritizing science ...
blog post School Meals May Help Families Fight Food Inflation By Caroline Danielson, Niu Gao Jun 1, 2022 Jun 1, 2022 ... Between 2019 and 2020, food insecurity had jumped nationally among households with children, although it did not grow for all households.
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Drought and California’s Agriculture By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Ellen Hanak, John Abatzoglou Apr 13, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 ... Supported with funding from the California Department of Food and ... Surface water shortages increased groundwater pumping and other ...
blog post How Did the Pandemic Transform California’s Safety Net? By Caroline Danielson Mar 11, 2022 Mar 11, 2022 ... The experience of the 2007–2009 Great Recession led state policymakers to expect increases in cash and food assistance caseloads even as ...