CA DSS - Department of Social Services

In California, eligibility for food benefits and/or cash aid assistance is determined at the local county office. This the local County office.

CAlfresh is the State of California Food Stamp Program, also know as SNAP. This is a county operated Federal program. Benefits are for food or food products for a healthy nutritional diet.

Electronic Benefit Cards, EBT, are used to purchase CAlfresh items.

Income requirement for CAlfresh:

CalFresh households, except those containing an aged (60 or older) or disabled member or where all members receive cash assistance, are subject to gross and net income determination tests.
Gross Income - all non-excludable income from any source including all earned income and all unearned income. The maximum gross allowed is 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)[except for households who are sanctioned, households with certain convicted drug felons (until April 1, 2015) or households who have been convicted of an Intentional Program Violation]. If the household passes the gross income test, then the net income test is computed. Net income is computed by deducting the following, if applicable, from gross income. The resultant amount cannot exceed 100% of the Federal Poverty Level.


Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pmou can now apply for benefits online at C4Yourself C4Yourself is an online application system that allows you to apply for or renew benefits. This is a secured site and all your information will be private and safe. Benefits included are: CalWORKs (Cash Aid) CalFresh (formerly known as Food Stamps) Medi-Cal County Medical Services Program (CMSP) and Path2HealthYou can access C4Yourself from any computer that is connected to the Internet by going to C4Yourself.com .