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The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a type of United States federal assistance provided by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to states in order to provide a daily subsidized food service for an estimated 3.3 million children and 120,000 elderly or mentally or physically impaired adults [1] in non-residential, day-care settings.
An amendment to section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 was passed on September 26, 1972. The legislation, P.L. 92-433, sponsored by Senator Hubert Humphrey, (D) of Minnesota, and whom served as the 38th vice president of the United States; established the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) as a two-year pilot program.
Around the 1980's the original program was greatly expanded due to widespread and severe domestic hunger. [5] Later in 2003, the CDSS and CDPH cooperated with the California Association of Food Banks to develop the first California Food Stamp Access Improvement Plan. As of 1 January 2013, this plan has been overseen by the CDSS and updated ...
CalFresh, California's version of SNAP, provides monthly food assistance to low-income households that meet state and federal eligibility guidelines. Benefits are distributed on a monthly schedule ...
California's food stamps program, known as CalFresh, provides monthly food benefits to low-income households. Benefits are distributed each month to CalFresh accounts linked to CalFresh EBT cards....
County offices in charge of administering CalFresh food benefits to low-income Californians are understaffed and overwhelmed, leading to delays in services. California food assistance program hits ...
The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) is the state agency tasked with administration and oversight of "state and federal programs for health care, social services, public assistance and rehabilitation" in the U.S. state of California.
CalFresh, California's version of SNAP, provides monthly food assistance to low-income households that meet state and federal eligibility guidelines. Benefits are distributed on a monthly schedule ...