Need assistance with CalFresh outreach in your school? CLICK BELOW for our toolkit to help you connect families in your community to CalFresh.
Need help applying for or renewing your CalFresh benefits? CLICK BELOW for the San Diego Hunger Coalition’s CalFresh page to get help with all things CalFresh.
SDHC BLOG POST: “CalFresh Outreach in Schools”
To learn more about our CalFresh outreach in schools initiative, click below to read our blog post!
Good For Students, Good For Schools CalFresh Webinar!
Watch our webinar with No Kid Hungry where we discussed the importance of CalFresh outreach in schools.
Short on time? View our 2-minute recap of our CalFresh in schools webinar to stay informed in a hurry!
*Note that CalFresh income limits change yearly. Current income limits can be found here.
CalFresh in Schools Toolkit
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of the most effective ways to feed kids. In California, SNAP is also known as CalFresh. As trusted messengers, schools and community organizations are important sources of information for families. This toolkit includes sample CalFresh outreach materials in English and Spanish that can be customized with the local details and specifics that best serve your community in San Diego County.
Inside the Toolkit:
Toolkit Overview
Why CalFresh outreach? + Considerations
Sample Language for Flyers, Emails/Letters to Families, and Robo-Calls
Template Flyers
How to add the CalFresh button to your website:
Contact your school/district website administrators and ask them to add a link to Get CalFresh using the link https://www.getcalfresh.org
Add the colorful CalFresh “button” to your website to use as a link to the CalFresh application page (right click on the above logo and choose “save as” to get the image.
Consider using language from any of the below talking points (Spanish is available on page 5 of the toolkit in the post above)
If you could use some extra help putting food on the table for your kids, you’re not alone. Learn more about how CalFresh can help your family: https://www.getcalfresh.org
Need some help buying groceries? Learn more about CalFresh: https://www.getcalfresh.org
Because of the pandemic, a family of four receives more than $800 every month to purchase food from CalFresh. https://www.getcalfresh.org
If your income has changed recently, CalFresh can help with groceries. Learn more here: https://www.getcalfresh.org
Apply for CalFresh
CalFresh is California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and it is one of the most effective ways to ensure kids have access to healthy food. The benefit is uploaded to an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card that can be used to purchase food at places like grocery stores and farmers markets. When kids are enrolled in CalFresh, they get the food they need to succeed both at home and school. GetCalFresh.org makes it easy to apply in 15 minutes or less!
Help with CalFresh
If you need help applying for or renewing your CalFresh, the link below provides a map and list of organizations that can help you over the phone, online, or in-person. Staff at these organizations are trained professionals who have the most up-to-date information and are ready to help you right now.
Please call ahead for hours of operation and/or to make an appointment.
Public Charge/Carga Público
Accessing Food Assistance Programs Will Not Affect Your Immigration Status
It is safe to access all types of food assistance. Please, take advantage of all public benefits to which you are entitled.
In March 2021, the changes to the Public Charge Rule implemented by the Trump Administration in 2019 were reversed.
Read U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) letter here.
Share the graphics below on your socials to encourage others to apply for CalFresh!
