
{"id":17846,"date":"2025-03-13T17:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkh-state-nkh-state.pantheonsite.io\/california\/?page_id=17846"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:43:41","slug":"calfresh-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/calfresh-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"CALFRESH IN SCHOOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea40d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea40d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #f26722\">CalFresh Outreach in Schools<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"fws_67d3134827bd7\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\">\n<div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>CalFresh, also known nationally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is the largest federal nutrition program in the United States, feeding roughly 40 million people each year. It is also the largest and most effective child anti-hunger program, with nearly half of SNAP recipients being children and two-thirds of SNAP benefits going to households with children.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdss.ca.gov\/calfresh\">CalFresh<\/a>\u00a0provides monthly benefits to help support family\u2019s food budgets to ensure they are receiving adequate nutrition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fws_67d3134827e76\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\">\n<div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\">\n<div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\">\n<div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h3>CalFresh Helps Kids &amp; Schools:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>At home:<\/strong>\u00a0Spend less time worrying about getting food on the table and more time to spend with their family.<\/li>\n<li><strong>At school:<\/strong>\u00a0Students enrolled in CalFresh are directly enrolled for free school meals, SUN Bucks, and other educational benefit programs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the classroom:<\/strong>\u00a0When students consistently get the food they need, it leads to lower rates of chronic absenteeism, stronger academic achievement and fewer health and behavioral issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>School nutrition budgets:<\/strong>\u00a0CalFresh can help school budgets and reduce administrative burdens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When kids are enrolled in CalFresh, they get the food they need to grow and succeed both at school and at home, but many eligible families may not know they qualify or how to sign up. No Kid Hungry partners with state, county, schools, and community organizations to bring awareness, dispel myths, and connect families to CalFresh.<\/p>\n<p>School districts can play an important role in supporting access to CalFresh as a trusted source of information for students and families. An added benefit is that increasing CalFresh access supports the the entire school and local economy.\u00a0Families can learn more about benefits, eligibility, and apply online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/benefitscal.com\/\">www.BenefitsCal.com<\/a>\u00a0or visit their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calfresh.dss.ca.gov\/food\/officelocator\/\">county social services agency.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; 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