To: Board of Supervisors
From: Family & Human Services Committee
Report Title: SNAP/CalFRESH Program Annual Update
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on CalFresh, 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. The Employment and Human Services Department (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.
At the May 12, 2025 Family and Human Services Committee meeting, the committee accepted the attached report on EHSD’s SNAP/CalFresh program and approved staff forwarding the report to the Board of Supervisors for their information.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
This report will not be received.