• Buy more healthy foods. Buy more fruits and vegetables year round for their family. Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
• Stay healthy by eating nutritious foods.
• Stretch their food budget to buy food for the whole family.
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• Apply Online: BenefitsCal.org, GetCalFresh.org or
• You may request an application in person, by phone, by fax, by mail, or at the California Department of Social Services - CalFresh Program website. Your application starts the day the county receives your signed application. 您将通过邮件或电话收到面试预约，您也可以要求亲自完成面试, or
• Apply in person at your local Human Services office，特别是如果你需要CalFresh的好处，或拨打CalFresh申请热线 (661) 631-6062. 请留下您的姓名和地址，申请表将连同回邮信封寄给您. Mail the completed at P.O. Box 511, Bakersfield, CA. 93302, signed application forms in the envelope. Your application starts the day the county receives your signed application. 您将通过邮件或电话收到面试预约，您也可以要求亲自完成面试, (English | Spanish) or
• You can fax the completed, signed application form to (661) 631-6573. Your application starts the day the county receives your signed application form.
• Or by calling the Customer Assistance TeleCenter at 1 (877) 410-8812
  
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• Name
• Address (if not homeless)
• Signature

You may be eligible to receive Expedited Service CalFresh benefits within three days. These benefits may be requested through a worker. Help in completing any forms may be provided during the application process.

以下家庭，如符合其他条件，有资格获得CalFresh特快专递服务:

1.  实际月总收入少于150元的住户及其流动资源(例如.e., cash on hand, checking and savings account, savings certificates and lump sum payments) do not exceed $100;
2.  实际月总收入和流动资源的总和小于实际月租金或抵押贷款加上水电费的家庭.
3.  贫困的移民或季节性农场工人家庭提供流动资源(例如.e., cash on hand, checking or savings account, savings certificates and lump sum payments) do not exceed $100.

下面列出了处理您的申请可能需要的潜在类型的验证/证明的示例:

• Proof of identity (driver's license, etc.), alien status.
• Social Security Numbers for all household members.
• If employed, proof of income (wage stubs, earning statements, etc.) for the past 30 days.
• Medical expenses for income deduction purposes (voluntary not mandatory).

This information is not required prior to your interview. If needed, our Department may be able to assist in obtaining verification/proof.

Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) Extensions

Young children are eligible for P-EBT 4.0 if from August 2022 through May 2023 they were:
• Under 6 years old as of August 1, 2022; and
• Part of a household getting CalFresh Food benefits.

Eligibility Continued

Children who 在2020年1月27日之后和2020年6月之前从NSLP或SBP参与学校退学 在2022-23学年参加家庭学校或虚拟学习的学生可能符合资格，并可以申请P-EBT 4.0.

The eligibility documentation requirements for this population is as follows:

1. 这些学生年龄在6岁，在2022-23学年期间在家上学或就读于私立虚拟学校.
2. Students must have 1月27日以后，从参加全国学校午餐或早餐计划的学校退学, 2020, due to concerns about COVID-19.
3. Student households must be determined eligible for free or reduced-price meals. 申请人可透过以下连结提交家庭人数及入息资料，以决定申请资格. In addition, households may be automatically eligible without an application by providing a CalFresh, CalWORKs, 或印第安保留地食品分配项目的案例编号，或证明学生就读于目前执行联邦条款(社区资格条款或条款2或条款3)的公立学校。.
4. Student proof of identity through the submission (copy) of one of the following documents:

1. Birth certificate
2. Immigration or naturalization documents
3. Hospital birth record
4. Passport
5. School (or work, if applicable) identification
6. Health benefits card
7. Tax forms with dependent information

Applications are available:

• Between July 21, 2023 through August 15, 2023
• The online portal will close on August 15, 2023
• Late applications will not be accepted
• Applicants will be notified directly whether their child qualified for benefits

Once your application is complete, P-EBT帮助热线将通过短信或电话916-848-6998与家庭联系，了解申请情况. Please note, 这个电话号码是一条不受监控的线路，只允许从求助热线到申请人的单向通信. 家庭如需协助办理申请手续或有其他问题，请联络 P-EBT helpline at 877-328-9677.

Applications accepted at getpebt.org

For additional information, visit the P-EBT website at http://ca.p-ebt.org/.

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

作为美国农业部(USDA)营养援助计划的基石, 补充营养援助计划(SNAP)在帮助改善全国营养状况方面发挥着至关重要的作用, particularly among low-income individuals. SNAP- education (Ed)(健康选择)的目标是提高符合SNAP(或CalFresh)资格的人在有限的预算内做出健康食品选择的可能性，并选择符合当前美国人和美国人膳食指南的积极锻炼的生活方式 MyPlate. 克恩县人类服务部与其他组织合作，为CalFresh参与者和可能符合条件的人提供营养和体育活动教育服务. 该项目的重点是克恩县内CalFresh参与人数较多的地区(联邦贫困水平(FPL)的130%，以及处于或低于185% FPL的人口)，以及完全没有CalFresh营养教育服务的地区.

Eat Right When Money's Tight
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Loving Your Family, Feeding Their Future
Habit 1 - Vary Your Veggies
Habit 2 - Focus on Fruits
Habit 3 - Get Your Calcium-Rich Foods
Habit 4 - Make Half Your Grains Whole
Habit 5 - Go Lean with Protein
Habit 6 - Watch Your Fats, Sugar, and Salt
Habit 7 - Balance What you Eat with Physical Activity

Choose MyPlate is your access point to USDA's guidance on food and nutrition.

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