FOOD BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY RECENT STORMS
Disaster CalFresh Offered in Butte County
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) today announced that individuals and families affected by the recent severe winter storms in Butte County may be eligible to receive Disaster CalFresh food benefits as part of continuing disaster recovery efforts.
A family of four with a monthly income up to $3,130 per month may be eligible to receive up to $939 in food benefits through this program, which is available to those who lived or worked in Butte County between
February 21, 2023 – March 22, 2023.
Those who already receive regular CalFresh food benefits will not be eligible for Disaster CalFresh.
The Disaster CalFresh program will be operated by phone, online, and in-person. Please call your local county social services office for in-person hours or in-person assistance.
WHO CAN APPLY?
To be eligible for Disaster CalFresh benefits, a household must have lived or worked in a disaster-impacted county on the date that the disaster began. Any individuals and families who lived or worked within
Butte County between February 21, 2023 – March 22, 2023, may be eligible for Disaster CalFresh food benefits if the household experienced at least one of the following as a direct result of the severe winter storms:
- At least one person in the household was not getting regular CalFresh food benefits,
- Money was spent because of the storms or related power outage,
- Money was lost from work because of the severe winter storms,
- Money was spent because of damage to a home or business, or
- Food loss alone.
HOW TO APPLY
Households may apply between June 20-26, 2023, by calling their local county social services office, submitting a paper application, or submitting a pre-registration application online. In most cases, Disaster
CalFresh food benefits will be available within three days of the date of a qualifying interview.
Online pre-registrations will be available beginning June 17, 2023, and will be accepted in Butte County atBenefitsCal.
Pre-registrations received June 17-19, 2023, will be considered as received on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Disaster CalFresh food benefits will be provided via an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, which is like a debit card that can be used to purchase food items at grocery stores and other authorized retailers.
If applicants are approved, their county will tell them when and where to pick up their EBT card.
On June 12, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture approved California’s request for Disaster CalFresh food benefits to enhance recovery efforts in Butte County. The program is known nationally
as the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or D-SNAP.
Additional information is available at:CalFresh Disaster Response.
QUESTIONS?
Clients may reach their local county social services office by calling 877-847-3663 (FOOD) for more information. For more information about Disaster CalFresh in Butte County, please call 530-552-6607.
OTHER COUNTIES
Previously,
CDSS announced the availability of Disaster CalFresh food benefits in other counties. Most recently,
CDSS announced the availability of Disaster CalFresh food benefits for those who lived or worked in Madera, Mendocino and Mono counties between February 21, 2023 – March 22, 2023. The application period for those counties closed on May 19, 2023.
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