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LA County DPSS briefs San Fernando council on CalFresh Awareness Month
Summary
Matt Bruns of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services presented CalFresh Awareness Month (May 2026), highlighted outreach to 1.5 million CalFresh customers and 320,000 additional potentially eligible residents, and answered council questions about emergency replacement benefits for food lost in outages.
Matt Bruns, representing the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), appeared before the San Fernando City Council to acknowledge May 2026 as CalFresh Awareness Month and to outline county outreach and resources.
Bruns said DPSS serves roughly 1.5 million CalFresh customers in Los Angeles County and identified about 320,000 residents who may be eligible but are not enrolled. He described the county’s theme for the month ("still reaching, still feeding") and urged residents to follow DPSS on social media and use the department’s outreach toolkit to learn about enrollment resources and programs such as the restaurant meals program for seniors and people without cooking access.
When a council member asked whether CalFresh replaces benefits for food that spoils during emergencies (for example, after a power outage), Bruns confirmed that a replacement-benefit program exists to reimburse customers for eligible food lost in those situations.
The presentation concluded with the council thanking the county representatives and requesting a photo.
