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Lake County proclaims May 2025 as CalFresh Awareness Month
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation designating May 2025 as CalFresh Awareness Month, highlighting local outreach, benefit use by working families and elders, and outreach efforts including market EBT matches and online application tools.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors on May 2025 adopted a proclamation designating May 2025 as CalFresh Awareness Month to promote enrollment and public awareness of CalFresh food benefits, county officials said.
The proclamation notes that "16,789 individuals in Lake County are currently receiving CalFresh benefits totaling $3,000,000 per month," amounting to "$36,940,000 in benefits over the course of the last year," and directs county support for outreach to populations including the elderly, people with disabilities, families and children.
Supervisor Sabatier read the proclamation to the board and invited participants to the dais. Tara Gandolfo, program manager…
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