CalFresh for Nonminor Dependents (NMDs) and Youth Exiting Foster Care: A Fact Sheet for Advocates
CalFresh can help young people meet their food needs and provide stability as they make the transition to adulthood. This fact sheet from Youth Law Center and PILP provides highlights about the CalFresh program that are most relevant to nonminor dependents in foster care and who are about to age out so that they can have the benefit of CalFresh if they otherwise meet eligibility requirements.
PILP Public Benefits Advocate's Guides
The Housing and Disability Advocacy Program, CalWORKs Homeless Assistance, and CalWORKs Housing Support Program offer essential, yet vastly under-utilized, housing supports for low-income Californians. PILP offers Advocate’s Guides, including program information, practical tips, and client fliers to improve access to and awareness of these programs.
An Advocate’s Guide to CalWORKs Homeless Assistance and Housing Support Programs (English)
An Advocate's Guide to the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (English)
CalWORKs Homeless Assistance and Housing Support Program Fliers (Translated)
The Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) Fliers (Translated)
Translations of the fliers include Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Farsi, Hindi, Khmer, Russian, Thai, and Arabic.
Rural General Assistance Project
Increasing Access to Critical Benefits Through the Rural General Assistance Project
by Lauren Hansen
This article was first published on povertylaw.org, May 19, 2015
© 2015 Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
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CalFresh CHIP/TAP cards
Theft of CalFresh benefits costs recipients and the state millions of dollars. PILP and other organizations throughout the state worked with CDSS to roll out chip/tap cards which provide extra security as compared to the prior card technology. Consequently, California has significantly reduced EBT benefit theft—down 83% since early 2024—thanks to new anti-fraud technology and safeguards introduced by the state. These improvements have helped ensure public assistance benefits reach intended recipients while lowering costly reimbursements for stolen funds.
