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CalFresh outreach for students advanced by Assembly committee as bill cleared to Appropriations
Summary
SB 761 would connect Cal Grant applicants with information about potential CalFresh eligibility to increase student enrollment in nutrition benefits; supporters cited high student food insecurity and low CalFresh take-up.
Senator Ashby presented SB 761 to the Assembly Human Services Committee. The bill would create a process to notify students who apply for state financial aid (Cal Grants) that they may be eligible for CalFresh and provide direction on how to apply.
Supporters told the committee that food insecurity is widespread among college students and that lack of awareness, not…
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