To: Board of Supervisors
From: Family & Human Services Committee
Report Title: SNAP/CalFRESH Program Annual Update
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT status report on CalFresh participation, updates on the CalFresh benefit enhancements and expansions, as well as outreach efforts, as presented by the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) to 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 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 Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee related to concerns about extended wait times for benefits and the anticipated impact of the expansion of CalFresh benefits to SSI (Supplemental Security Income/Supplementary Payments) recipients effective June 1, 2019. EHSD staff provided updates to the FHS Committee on July 25, 2022 and the report was forwarded to the Board of Supervisors and approved at its November 1, 2022 meeting.
At the June 26, 2023 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, after the department adds information regarding updated legislation and CalFresh approval and denial rates. The attached report provides the department's updates as requested by FHS.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
This report will not be received.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:
Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk ...
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