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Amy Gonzales, left, CalFresh project director, and Melys Bonifacio Araujio-Jerez, center, a CalFresh program assistant, work with student Johanna Granda to fill out an intake form to receive benefits at the CalFresh program office at Chico State University on Feb. 24, 2025. Photo by Chris Kaufman for CalMatters
Amy Gonzales, left, CalFresh project director, and Melys Bonifacio Araujio-Jerez, center, a CalFresh program assistant, work with student Johanna Granda to fill out an intake form to receive benefits at the CalFresh program office at Chico State University on Feb. 24, 2025. Photo by Chris Kaufman for CalMatters
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Work part-time, don’t but earn too much. Enroll in college at least part-time, but be ready to miss class or work for an interview. Wait hours on the phone for your interview, then months for your paperwork to be processed. These are just some of the hoops college students have to go through to receive CalFresh, the federally funded food benefit program also known as SNAP.

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