New CalFresh work requirements to take effect, threatening food benefits for hundreds of thousands

New CalFresh work and community engagement requirements are set to take effect Monday, threatening food benefits for hundreds of thousands of people across Southern California and statewide.

This comes as 1 in 7 people across the Southland face food insecurity.

Under the new requirements, recipients of CalFresh benefits must prove that they are working, participating in training, or completing volunteer or community-service hours each month…

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