家有娃在加州读大学的注意：每月最高306美元买菜钱现在能申请了
在加州读大学的家庭有个好消息别错过：州政府放宽了大学生申请CalFresh（粮食券）的门槛——所有在加州社区学院（CCC）、加州州立大学（CSU）、加州大学（UC）就读学位课程的本科生，现在都满足初始申请条件，符合资格者每月最高可领306美元买菜钱。
州政府预计，这一放宽将带来20万名以上新符合资格的学生入学申请，撬动2.5亿多美元联邦食物援助。州长办公室特别说明，这不是新设的福利，而是把本来就存在的联邦资金让更多学生真正用上。
配套的「Full Carts」推广活动也已启动：Ripple联合创始人Chris Larsen捐出150万美元，Instacart与Snap公司参与支持，帮学生把申请流程走顺。
CalFresh目前每月服务约520万人、310万户家庭，申请入口是BenefitsCal.com。家里有孩子在加州上大学的华人家长，不妨让孩子尽快查一查自己是否符合资格——符合条件就别错过。
（资料来源：加州州长办公室10月9日新闻稿）
California Undergrads Can Now Apply for Up to $306 a Month in CalFresh Grocery Benefits
Families with a student in a California college should not miss this one: the state has loosened CalFresh (food stamp) eligibility for college students. All undergraduates enrolled in degree programs at California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) now meet the initial eligibility requirement, and those who qualify can receive up to $306 a month for groceries.
The state expects the change to bring in more than 200,000 newly eligible student applicants and unlock over $250 million in federal food assistance. The governor's office stresses this is not a new benefit — it simply lets more students actually use existing federal dollars.
A companion outreach campaign, "Full Carts," has also launched: Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen donated $1.5 million, and Instacart and Snap Inc. are supporting efforts to help students through the application process.
CalFresh currently serves about 5.2 million people in 3.1 million households each month, and applications go through BenefitsCal.com. Chinese-American parents with a child at a California college may want to have them check their eligibility soon — if they qualify, there is no reason to leave the money on the table.
(Source: California Governor's Office news release, October 9)
图片来源：图为 SNAP 申请协助现场；摄影：美国农业部（USDA），经维基共享资源（CC BY 2.0）/ A SNAP application assistance session; photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)