at Island Pacific Supermarket.
Reaching out to the Community to sign up eligible people for CalFresh Program
The
Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) has teamed up with Island Pacific
Supermarket for a series of community outreach to sign up eligible people for
CalFresh, formerly referred to as Food Stamp Program. The CalFresh Program, federally known as the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can add to your food budget
to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. The program issues monthly
electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food
stores including Island Pacific Supermarkets.
The CalFresh Program
helps to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and
individuals by providing them a means to meet their nutritional needs. In
California, the monthly CalFresh benefit is transferred to the household's
Golden State Advantage Card, known as Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card,
and is issued when the household 's CalFresh case is approved.
The
DPSS Health and Nutrition Mobile unit allows DPSS staff to streamline the CalFresh Program
application process outside the office. People who sign up for this program at
the mobile truck would not have to go into a DPSS office at all until they wanted
to renew their benefits after the first year — especially those who worry about
their immigration status.
Using
food stamps will not affect immigration status or the immigration status of
your family. If you do not want to share your immigration status , you can
still apply for food stamps for your family without applying for yourself, DPSS
will not share immigration status information with the USCIS. Individuals
or households whose income is low enough and meet other eligibility factors and
qualified immigrants, can get CalFresh benefits. If you are receiving
SSI/SSP, you cannot receive CalFresh benefits in California. However, your
family may be eligible to receive CalFresh benefits.
Please
mark the dates on your calendar and go to your nearest Island Pacific
Supermarket locations to apply for CalFresh. They will be available to
answer and process applications from 10:00 am- 3:00 pm. For more
information, visit their website at http://dpss.lacounty.gov.
Come
and seize this opportunity, find out if you qualify. Drop by Island Pacific
select branches from 10:00 am-3:00 pm on the following dates:
April
12 , Thursday & May 11, Friday
PANORAMA
BRANCH
8340
Van Nuys Blvd.,
Panorama
City, CA 91402
April
19, THURSDAY
NORTH
VERMONT
627
N. Vermont Avenue
Los
Angeles, CA 90004
June
2, SATURDAY
WEST
COVINA
1512
East Amar Rd.,
West
Covina, CA 91792
June
9, SATURDAY
CANOGA
PARK
20922
Roscoe Blvd.,
Canoga
Park, CA 91304
The following chart is taken from their website:
The following chart is taken from their website:
HOW MUCH CALFRESH BENEFITS CAN A HOUSEHOLD RECEIVE?
The amount of CalFresh benefits depends on the household size and income. The less income a household receives, the more CalFresh benefits they can get.
If a household has this many members ….
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
And makes less than this each month ….
|
$1,180
|
$1,594
|
$2,008
|
$2,422
|
$2,836
|
$3,249
|
$3,663
|
$4,077
|
The household could get up to this much in benefits: *
|
$200
|
$367
|
$526
|
$668
|
$793
|
$952
|
$1,052
|
$1,202
|
* Actual amount depends on your case situation
