{"id":3878,"date":"2023-12-29T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3878"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:04:45","slug":"state-pilot-program-stretches-calfresh-benefits-amid-rising-food-insecurity-in-socal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/state-pilot-program-stretches-calfresh-benefits-amid-rising-food-insecurity-in-socal\/","title":{"rendered":"State pilot program stretches CalFresh benefits amid rising food insecurity in SoCal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>ABC7<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>December 2023<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">State pilot program stretches CalFresh benefits amid rising food insecurity in SoCal<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">LOS ANGELES (KABC) &#8212;\u00a0Rising\u00a0grocery prices over the last few years\u00a0and an end to pandemic-era public food program boosts have made it hard for many in Southern California to afford food for their families, experts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">About one in three households in Los Angeles County are food insecure, meaning they don&#8217;t have access to enough food to live an active, healthy life, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/project\/feeding-la\/\">research from the University of Southern California<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/food-insecurity-socal-rose-after-end-pandemic-era-boosts-state-pilot-program-helps-stretching-calfresh-benefits\/14212491\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on ABC7<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Jimmy_Panetta_volunteering_with_National_Guard_in_Chualar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3879\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Jimmy_Panetta_volunteering_with_National_Guard_in_Chualar.jpg 640w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Jimmy_Panetta_volunteering_with_National_Guard_in_Chualar-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--5\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--orange\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=health-wellbeing\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Health &amp; 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