Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband, teenage son, ...

There is absolutely no way any county in California can backfill the very likely cuts that are coming,” said county Human ...

Food bank leaders warn hunger will only worsen in Orange County without legislation to reverse the expected cuts to CalFresh ...

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is a nonprofit that's working to end hunger by distributing groceries to neighbors, ...

More Orange County kids are homeless and depending on free school meals and CalFresh benefits ahead of Christmas.

Federal prosecutors have charged a longtime California welfare worker with carrying out a multi-year fraud scheme involving ...

Though a federal government shutdown that impacted food-assistance programs ended in November, food bank operators say even ...

Experts in the Bay Area and Los Angeles report that older patients and social service clients are staying home to avoid ...

For nearly 15 years, Hope’s Corner has been dishing up hot meals for people who are unhoused and hungry. This year, the nonprofit has served more than 60,000 meals.

The recent shutdown resulted in some 900,000 federal workers being furloughed, with around two million going without ...

Nineteen months ago, this newspaper reported the status three local Senior Centers in Lake County. The three centers were the ...