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Getting food stamps to poor Californians is surprisingly difficult

In May 2017, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors set an ambitious goal: enroll 70,000 new families in food stamps in two years. Home to the state’s highest poverty rate and a growing homeless crisis, the county was enrolling just 69 percent of residents who were eligible for CalFresh, the state’s name for the […]

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