加州扩大CalFresh工作要求达标途径：成人教育、学徒项目与职业技术教育可计入每周20小时要求
加利福尼亚州卫生与公众服务厅（CalHHS）、劳工与劳动力发展局（LWDA）与加州社会服务厅（CDSS）10月26日在 Sacramento 宣布，加州已批准一套全州标准，把更多现有的就业与培训项目认定为可以满足 CalFresh（联邦补充营养援助计划 SNAP 在加州的名称）工作与社区参与要求的合格项目，成人教育、学徒项目和职业技术教育（CTE）等今后都可以计入，帮助更多符合条件的人保住粮食福利。
新规源于联邦层面的变化。去年，美国国会共和党多数与特朗普总统推动的 H.R.1 法案（即《大而美的法案》）收紧了 SNAP 资格，并扩大了工作要求范围；2026年6月1日起，更多领取者必须证明自己达到扩大的工作与社区参与要求，才能申领或保留 CalFresh 福利。按联邦规定，受三个月时限约束的「无抚养对象的健全成年人」（ABAWD），必须每周参加至少20小时、或每月平均80小时的合格工作或社区参与活动，才能在36个月内领取超过三个月的福利。这类要求一般适用于18至64岁、无残疾、且家中没有14岁以下成员的人；加州已于2026年6月1日起在大多数县实施新规，目前 Colusa、Imperial、Kings、Merced、Monterey、Plumas、Tulare 七县在2026年11月1日至2027年10月31日期间获得联邦豁免。
此前，加州一直没有经批准的州级标准，许多能促进就业准备与经济流动的项目并不被认定为合格活动。CalHHS 厅长 Kim Johnson 10月23日签发并致州长纽森的备忘录确认，这套标准依据联邦法规 7 CFR 273.24(a)(3)(iii)，由 CDSS 与 LWDA（包括就业发展局 EDD）共同制定，并已代表州长行政办公室批准生效。按标准，项目必须由州或地方政府机构运营或监督（包括在政府监督下由非政府机构运营的项目），并至少符合一项条件：提供基础技能、成人基础教育或成人中等教育（含高中毕业或同等学历课程）；提供与 SNAP 就业与培训计划相当的活动，如职业培训、求职培训、职业探索和就业辅导；提供公民、英语作为第二语言或劳动力准备教育；或提供就业准备、职业技能、职业技术教育与学徒培训等。项目可以面授、在线或混合方式进行，包括自定进度的学习，但必须有记录参与情况的方法。
「当人们还在为吃饱饭发愁时，要获得维持稳定就业所需的技能和经验就难得多，」CalHHS 厅长 Kim Johnson 说。LWDA 厅长 Stewart Knox 表示，三家机构正把更广泛的教育与培训项目与新的联邦要求对齐，让更多加州人有切实可行的办法，在为长期就业做准备的同时保住粮食援助。CDSS 厅长 Jennifer Troia 说：「通过扩大符合新联邦要求的项目数量，加州不仅帮助人们保住关键的粮食福利，也在帮助人们习得技能、找到工作，最终实现经济稳定与向上流动。」
CalFresh 由联邦出资、各县负责管理，为低收入加州居民提供购买食物的补助；申领可通过 GetCalFresh.org 或 BenefitsCal.com 办理。
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California Expands Ways to Meet CalFresh Work Requirements: Adult Education, Apprenticeships and Career Technical Education Now Count Toward the 20-Hour Weekly Rule
The California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS), the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced in Sacramento on October 26 that California has approved statewide standards recognizing more existing employment and training programs as qualifying activities for meeting CalFresh work and community engagement requirements. CalFresh is California's name for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Adult education, apprenticeships and career technical education (CTE), among other programs, can now count toward the requirements, helping more eligible people keep their food benefits.
The move follows federal changes. Last year, H.R.1, enacted by the Republican majority in Congress and President Trump, tightened SNAP eligibility and expanded work requirements; as of June 1, 2026, more recipients must verify that they meet the expanded work and community engagement requirements to get or keep CalFresh benefits. Under federal rules, able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) subject to the time limit must work or take part in a qualifying activity for at least 20 hours per week, or 80 hours averaged monthly, to receive benefits for more than three months in a 36-month period. The requirements generally apply to people ages 18 to 64 who do not have a disability and do not live with a household member under 14. California implemented the new rule in most counties on June 1, 2026; seven counties — Colusa, Imperial, Kings, Merced, Monterey, Plumas and Tulare — hold a federal waiver from November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2027.
Until now, California had no approved state standards, so many programs that promote work readiness and economic mobility were not recognized as qualifying activities. In an October 23 memorandum to Governor Gavin Newsom, CalHHS Secretary Kim Johnson confirmed the standards under federal regulation 7 CFR 273.24(a)(3)(iii), developed by CDSS together with LWDA, including the Employment Development Department (EDD), and approved on behalf of the Chief Executive Office. Under the standards, a program must be operated or supervised by the state or a political subdivision — including programs run by non-governmental entities under government supervision — and meet at least one criterion: providing basic skills, adult basic or adult secondary education, including programs leading to a high school diploma or equivalency; providing activities comparable to SNAP Employment and Training components, such as vocational training, job search training, career exploration and job coaching; providing citizenship, English as a second language or workforce preparation education; or providing employment preparation, occupational skills, career technical education or apprenticeship training. Programs may be delivered in person, online or in hybrid form, including self-paced learning, provided participation can be documented.
"When people are worried about having enough food to eat, it becomes much harder to gain the skills and experience needed to obtain and maintain stable employment," CalHHS Secretary Kim Johnson said. LWDA Secretary Stewart Knox said the three agencies are aligning a wider range of education and training programs with the new federal requirements to give more Californians practical ways to stay connected to food assistance while they prepare for long-term employment. "By expanding the number of programs that meet these new federal requirements, California is not only helping people retain critical food benefits — we are also helping people build skills, secure employment, and ultimately achieve economic stability and mobility," CDSS Director Jennifer Troia said.
CalFresh is federally funded and administered by California counties, providing financial assistance for purchasing food to low-income California residents. Applications are available through GetCalFresh.org and BenefitsCal.com.
Related: California streamlines CalFresh access for college students, up to $306 a month for groceries
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