The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's proposed budget for food assistance programs, including CalFresh.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's proposed budget for food assistance programs, including CalFresh.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - The federal government gave states the option to provide state-funded food assistance to populations affected by the 1996 policy change (such as legal permanent residents who arrived less than five years ago).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Permanently Authorizes the Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program. The Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program, created in the 2 020-21 Budget Act , provides food banks with food and funding to help prevent hunger during natural or human-made disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The spending plan eliminates this funding for 2020 ‑21, extends the length of county strategic plans from three to five years, and makes all related county activities optional for 2020 ‑21. Delays Intended Ramp Up of CalWORKs Home Visiting Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/2

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Temporarily Augments State Support for Food Banks. The spending plan provides a total of $112  million General Fund in 2022-23 (and $52  million in 2023-24) to augment the CalFood program, which provides funding to a network of food banks throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/3

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Provides Augmented Funding for Food Banks. Figure  3 summarizes the major augmentations for food banks included in the spending plan. These augmentations total to about $300  million one-time General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Provides Support for Food Banks. The spending plan includes $60  million General Fund ($52  million one time) in 2023-24 for the CalFood Program. The CalFood program provides funding to a network of food banks statewide to purchase, store, and transport food grown or produced in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/3

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - The federal government gave states the option to provide state-funded food assistance to populations affected by the 1996 policy change (such as legal permanent residents who arrived less than five years ago).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - DSS already is exploring this option for MI, which is the EBP selected by nearly all counties in their CPPs. The Legislature could direct DSS to explore similar options for other EBPs, particularly the other services selected by the largest numbers of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106