Safety Net
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The real story of how L.A. became the epicenter of America’s homeless crisis
July 10, 2025 -
Proposed SNAP cuts threaten food access in Alameda County
June 5, 2025 -
Trump wants to slash HUD — with an exception
May 28, 2025 -
Rental Subsidies Reduce Future Homelessness for Young Adults in Los Angeles, Study Finds
May 1, 2025 -
Can L.A. stop homelessness before it starts? An experimental program wants to find out
April 30, 2025 -
UC study reveals huge drop in CalFresh access among recent high school graduates
April 23, 2025 -
Report: Students Lose CalFresh Benefits Between High School and College
April 22, 2025 -
New Report Finds Many Low-Income Students Lose CalFresh Benefits After High School
April 22, 2025 -
Applying for CalFresh food aid is complicated. California colleges are trying to make it easier
March 26, 2025 -
KCAL News Segment on Transition-Aged Youth
March 24, 2025 -
The community college creating a home base for transition-age foster students
February 12, 2025 -
Navigating CalFresh: how this underutilized resource can combat food insecurity
February 4, 2025 -
New report finds most college students who access CalFresh benefits receive over $100 a month
February 4, 2025 -
New Research Shows How Enrollment and CalFresh Eligibility Changed at California Community Colleges During the Pandemic
January 15, 2025 -
New Report Finds the Majority of California College Students Who Are Eligible for CalFresh Benefits Don’t Participate
August 22, 2024 -
How do California college students qualify for CalFresh? Here’s how to know, how to apply
June 12, 2024 -
More than 70% of UC, CCC students are not using accessible food stamps: study
June 8, 2024 -
Many California college students are leaving nearly $300 of monthly grocery help on the table
June 5, 2024 -
Report shows few California college students enroll in CalFresh, despite qualifying
June 5, 2024 -
Many California Students Eligible for CalFresh but a Fraction Enroll
June 4, 2024 -
235,000 eligible college students in California missed out on CalFresh benefits, report shows
June 4, 2024 -
Room to grow in CalFresh
June 4, 2024 -
Research Shows Potential of Providing Housing Supports to Families Who Are Involved with Child Protective Services
May 7, 2024 -
New Research: Over 240,000 UC and Community College Students Received CalFresh Benefits During Each Year of the Pandemic
April 22, 2024 -
CARE Court Has Been Live For Weeks in LA and OC. How’s It Going?
January 12, 2024 -
New Analysis Estimates 766 People may be Eligible for Referral to CARE Court in San Francisco, Though Capacity is a Concern
February 27, 2023 -
Can AI help fix homelessness in SF?
February 9, 2023 -
California lawmaker joins other blue states in latest attempt to tax rich people
January 19, 2023 -
How data sharing amplifies benefits programs
January 18, 2023 -
Why you should file taxes even if you don’t owe any
January 13, 2023 -
Low-Cost Outreach Campaign Encouraged Californians to File Taxes in Order to Claim Stimulus Payments
December 14, 2022 -
Losing pandemic benefits meant losing a lifeline for many Black and older people
December 1, 2022 -
Report: Expansion of Child Tax Credit Helped California Families in Safety-Net Programs Claim $3.8 Billion
October 26, 2022 -
New Report Shows Patterns of Health and Legal System Utilization for Small Number of Extremely Vulnerable San Francisco Residents
September 27, 2022 -
UC Berkeley Experiments Show Low-Cost Outreach Encouraged California College Students to Apply for CalFresh
August 18, 2022 -
Estudio revela que miles de personas no reclaman el crédito tributario en California
July 21, 2022 -
California is expanding tax credits. Thousands who need it most may not claim them.
July 20, 2022 -
Some seniors and disabled people will miss out on new California state payments
July 11, 2022 -
A computer model predicts who will become homeless in L.A. Then these workers step in
June 12, 2022 -
Researchers dig into Sonoma County housing voucher, safety net data to identify trends
April 26, 2022 -
CalFresh financially supported almost 5,000 UC Davis students in 2019-2020
April 21, 2022 -
More Californians can now claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. Here’s who could benefit most.
March 23, 2022 -
Study examines food insecurity in California’s higher education system
March 8, 2022 -
Valley College Students Needn’t Go Hungry, Says One Who’s Been There
March 4, 2022 -
Segment on Student Supports Fact Sheet
February 23, 2022 -
Capital Public Radio Interview about College Students and Food Insecurity
February 23, 2022 -
New Data Point Shows How Many UC and Community College Students Received CalFresh Benefits in 2019-20
February 23, 2022 -
Capital Public Radio Interview about December 2021 Unemployment Report
February 16, 2022 -
San Diego Foundation Receives $250,000 in Grants for Child Tax Credit Outreach
October 12, 2021 -
Not getting a child tax credit in California? Maybe you should be
October 5, 2021 -
Millions of dollars available for Fresno-area families in Child Tax Credit. How to sign up
September 22, 2021 -
Study finds Hispanic, Native American children missing out on child tax credit
September 15, 2021 -
Report Shows Which California Children are Missing Out on Newly Expanded Child Tax Credit
September 15, 2021 -
LA County to begin educational campaign about child tax credit
August 10, 2021 -
The Time Tax: Why is so much American bureaucracy left to average citizens?
July 27, 2021 -
Eligible Californians missing out on tax credits worth hundreds of dollars, report says
July 14, 2021 -
Report: Low-Income San Diegans Missed Out On $5.5M In Tax Credits
July 14, 2021 -
Low-income Californians missing out on millions in tax credits
July 14, 2021 -
A ‘Stimulus Gap’: Why Many Undocumented Californians Are Missing Out on Pandemic Aid Meant for Them
June 2, 2021 -
Here’s How to Claim Your Stimulus Payments: File Your Tax Return
April 29, 2021 -
More than 2 million missing stimulus checks
April 23, 2021 -
The IRS has no plans to bring back a tool that helped low-income Americans get their stimulus checks. Here’s what to do instead
April 9, 2021 -
County supervisors take steps to remove barriers to aid
April 8, 2021 -
More than 2 million Californians may miss out on stimulus checks — but who’s at risk?
April 6, 2021 -
More than 2 million Californians may be leaving stimulus money on the table. Here’s how to get it
April 6, 2021 -
New Report: 2.2 Million Low-Income Californians Could Miss Out on $5.7 Billion in Stimulus Payments
April 6, 2021 -
Burdensome Rules Keep Eligible San Diegans From Receiving Food Stamps
March 30, 2021 -
California Policy Lab Awarded $3.2M UC Multicampus Research Grant
February 16, 2021 -
Paperwork Problems Keep Hungry Californians from Getting Food Stamps
February 16, 2021 -
A closer look at President Biden’s stimulus package and its impact on California
February 9, 2021 -
KCRW Segment on CalFresh Report
February 2, 2021 -
Editorial: CalFresh must be made more accessible, less prohibitive for Californians
February 2, 2021 -
One In Three Households Eligible For CalFresh Don’t Participate In Program
February 1, 2021 -
New Report: More than half of California Households Leaving CalFresh Program Are Still Eligible
January 29, 2021 -
California Policy Lab receives $2M National Science Foundation grant
October 4, 2020 -
Cal Professors Lead Poverty Study
October 3, 2020 -
California Policy Lab Awarded $2M National Science Foundation Grant
October 1, 2020 -
Study: Small group of Sonoma County residents use $162M in social services annually
August 9, 2020 -
Report Finds 1% of Sonoma County Residents Account for Over 25% of Jail, Shelter, and Behavioral Health Utilization
July 7, 2020 -
The Limits Of Nudging: Why Can’t California Get People To Take Free Money?
February 4, 2020 -
California has a tax credit that many are missing out on. Here’s what you can do to collect it
January 23, 2020 -
‘Taxpayers are leaving millions of dollars off their returns.’ Why Americans repeatedly overlook this lucrative tax credit
January 23, 2020 -
Report: Raising Awareness of Tax Credits Isn’t Enough to Increase the Number of Low-Income Californians Who Claim Them
January 21, 2020 -
Report: Low-income Californians received nearly $7 billion in tax credits in 2018
October 21, 2019 -
Tipping Point quarterbacks study to increase filing for low-income tax credits
April 12, 2018