To: Board of Supervisors
From: Family & Human Services Committee
Report Title: CalFresh Status Report
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT status report from the Employment and Human Services Department on CalFresh participation, updates on the CalFresh benefit enhancements and expansions, as well as outreach efforts, as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The SNAP Program was originally referred to the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) by the Board of Supervisors on February 15, 2011. This program was formerly known as Food Stamps and is currently known as the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In California, the name of the program is CalFresh.
EHSD has presented periodic status reports to the FHS related to concerns about extended wait times for benefits and the impact of the expansion of CalFresh benefits to SSI (Supplemental Security Income/Supplementary Payments) recipients. The last update was made to FHS on June 26, 2023 and the report was forwarded to the Board of Supervisors and approved at its September 12, 2023 meeting.
At the May 20, 2024 FHS meeting, EHSD staff provided an update on the CalFresh benefit enhancements and expansions and ongoing program outreach efforts. The Committee accepted the report and approved staff forwarding it to the Board of Supervisors for its information.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
This report will not be received.