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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	06/22/2020
Subject: CONSIDER a report of the SNAP/CalFresh Program in Contra Costa County
Submitted For:	David Twa
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	103
Referral Name:	SNAP/CalFresh Update
Presenter:	Kathy Gallagher	Contact:

Information

Referral History:

The SNAP Program was originally referred to the Family and Human Services Committee by the Board or Supervisors on February 15, 2011. This program was formerly known as Food Stamps and is currently known as the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In California, the name of the program is CalFresh. EHSD has presented periodic status reports to the FHS related to concerns about extended wait times for benefits and the anticipated impact of the expansion of CalFresh benefits to SSI (Supplemental Security Income/Supplementary Payments) recipients effective June 1, 2019. FHS received status reports on September 24 and December 3, 2018; and on April 22, June 10, July 29, and September 23, 2019. Kathy reported that CalFresh applications were beginning to level off at about 2,700 per month as compared to 2,200 per month prior to the SSI expansion. EHSD also presented a status report directly to the Board of Supervisors on July 9, 2019. In November 2019, Kathy Gallagher and Rebecca Darnell updated the FHS Committee.

Referral Update:

Please see attached report from EHS Director Kathy Gallagher providing an update on the department's implementation of the CalFresh benefits expansion, the department's CalFresh Outreach Plan, and staffing needs.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

ACCEPT status report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the department's implementation of the CalFresh benefits expansion, and its CalFresh Outreach Plan and staffing needs.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

Attachments
CalFresh Report - June 2020