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步骤1: 联系 your CalFresh Food Program and take the application prescreen. If you are not sure how to contact your program, contact our CalFresh Food Coordinator at calfresh@besson-yarbrough.com.
步骤2: If you think you may be eligible, complete and submit an application with your CalFresh Food Program. We encourage you to apply online with the help of your CalFresh Food Program because they are familiar with the questions and will likely get you through the application process faster.
步骤3: Once the application is received by the county, your 30-day application period begins.
步骤4: During this 30 day period, you will need to do the following:
- Complete your INTERVIEW with the county office by phone or in person (The county office will either call or mail you a date and time for your interview)
- Let your CalFresh Food Program know if you have not heard from the county within the first 7 days
步骤5: You will then be required to provide verification documents to your county office. This must also be completed during the 30 day period. Your application will not be approved if you do not submit verification documents that meet their requirements. 验证文件的例子包括:
- 身份证复印件
- 地址证明
- 帐单
- 工资单
- Financial aid award letter and schedule (if a student)
步骤6: In order to keep your CalFresh benefits, you will be required to do the following:
- Complete a Semiannual Report (called a SAR 7 Eligibility Report) 6 months after your initial application is approved. 到期日县里会通知你的.
- Complete a Recertification Application and be interviewed before the end of your certification period. The county will let you know when your Recertification Application is due and will send you a letter confirming the time and date of your interview. Most interviews will be conducted over the phone.
市场匹配 is California’s healthy food incentive program that matches customers’ CalFresh nutrition assistance benefits at farmers’ markets and other farm-direct sites. 市场匹配 is distributed by over 60 community-based organizations and farmers’ market operators at over 250 sites across the state.
它是如何工作的
- Find the farmers’ market or other farm-direct outlet nearest you that offers 市场匹配.
You can use the Farmers’ Market Finder map to 搜索 for farmers’ markets and farm-direct outlets near you that accept CalFresh EBT and offer 市场匹配. - 使用你的CalFresh EBT卡.
Go to the market’s information booth and a market staff member will swipe your CalFresh EBT card for the amount of your choice and you will receive tokens or paper vouchers to spend on any CalFresh-eligible food items at the market. 在其他农场直营店 such as farm stands, 辅导, 移动市场, you can make a CalFresh purchase just as you would at the grocery store, 没有代币或代金券. Simply choose the items you would like to purchase, 去结帐, 刷你的CalFresh EBT卡. - 收到您的市场比赛代币或代金券.
The market staff will match your CalFresh benefits, providing you with 市场匹配 tokens or vouchers to spend on fruits and 蔬菜. 在其他农场直营店, 市场匹配 is usually offered as a 50% discount instead of as tokens/vouchers. - 花!
花 the 市场匹配 tokens or vouchers with any farmer in the market that sells fresh fruits, 蔬菜, 现摘的草药, 或者食用植物开始.