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Food Stamp Outreach

The Network partners with the California Department of Social Services, California Association of Food Banks, Central Valley Health Network and numerous community based organizations throughout California to promote participation in the Food Stamp Program.

Community based partners’ activities include educating clients about the Food Stamp Program, prescreening clients for potential eligibility in the Food Stamp Program, and assisting clients with the Food Stamp Program application.

Additionally, food stamp outreach partnerships have resulted in the development of the statewide, toll-free Food Stamp Information Line (1-877-847-3663). Callers to the Food Stamp Information Line are assisted in English or Spanish and, in many cases, by a live operator. Callers can receive information about the Food Stamp Program and applying in their county of residence.

For additional information about the Network’s food stamp outreach program, contact Stephanie Nishio at (916) 449-5318; for fiscal inquiries, contact Cristina Acosta at (916) 552-9932.

Mission & Vision Statements

Mission: All eligible Californians will participate in the Food Stamp Program.

Vision: Increase California’s Food Stamp Program participation and retention rate
through:

  • Better government coordination and strategic outreach partnerships with state agencies, counties, and community based organizations that
  • effectively reach the working poor and immigrants who have especially low Food Stamp Particpation participation in California, and
  • strengthen the connection between the Food Stamp Program and other nutrition/health programs for families with low-incomes.
  • Development of effective resources and tools.
  • Support for access improvement, including customer service and policy change.
  • Public education including media and public relations efforts that reframe the Food Stamp Program as a nutrition/health program.

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