California Food Assistance Program
E507006
The California Food Assistance Program is a state-funded nutrition assistance program that provides food benefits to certain low-income residents of California who are ineligible for federal SNAP benefits.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nutrition assistance program
ⓘ
state-funded public assistance program ⓘ |
| administeredAtLevel | county ⓘ |
| administeredBy | California Department of Social Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo | support households excluded from federal nutrition programs ⓘ |
| applicationChannel |
county social services offices
ⓘ
mail-in applications ⓘ online applications through county or state portals ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| benefitsDeliveredThrough | county human services agencies ⓘ |
| benefitType |
electronic benefit transfer
ⓘ
monthly food benefits ⓘ |
| benefitUse | purchase of eligible food items ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| eligibilityCriterion |
California residency
ⓘ
certain noncitizens ⓘ ineligible for federal SNAP ⓘ low income ⓘ qualified immigrants excluded from federal SNAP ⓘ |
| excludes | individuals eligible for federal SNAP ⓘ |
| fundingSource | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | California state law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageSupport | multiple languages ⓘ |
| isPartOf | California safety net programs ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state-only program ⓘ |
| modeledAfter | CalFresh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
food security
ⓘ
immigrant assistance ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
provide food benefits to low-income residents of California
ⓘ
reduce food insecurity ⓘ |
| programLevel | state ⓘ |
| prohibitsUseFor |
alcohol
ⓘ
nonfood items ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CalFresh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
identity verification
ⓘ
income verification ⓘ residency verification ⓘ |
| shortName | CFAP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
low-income immigrant adults
ⓘ
low-income immigrant families ⓘ noncitizens ineligible for federal SNAP ⓘ |
| usesSystem | Electronic Benefit Transfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.