ELIGIBILITY

Preliminary Eligibility Criteria

1. Determine your household size: A household is defined as an person living alone or a group of people living together who purchase groceries and prepare food together. Example: If a student lives with three other roommates, but only purchases groceries for themselves, they would be considered a household of 1.
2. Determine your household’s gross (before taxes) monthly income. Households cannot exceed the listed gross monthly income to be eligible for CalFresh

Other Considerations

• Students who live with their parents and are under 22 years old, must apply with their family. Student who live with their parents and are 22 years old or older can apply as an individual household.
• Mixed status households can apply. International, DACA, and DREAM students may not be eligible, even with a work VISA/SSN
• Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) may be eligible

If you are a student between the ages of 18 and 49, enrolled in at least 6 units, have no meal plan (or have a meal plan that provides ten or less of your meals/week), you must also meet any ONE of the following:

• Work 20 hours per week OR a total of 80 hours a month
• Accepted and seeking or employed in a federal or state work study position
• Receive Cal Grant A OR B with the CSAC CalFresh Letter
• Enrolled in Disability Support Services (DSS). Students with a state certified disability only need to meet basic eligibility.
• Enrolled in Guardian Scholars
• Enrolled in a Local Program that Increase Employability (LPIE). Click here excel file to view a list of approved LPIEs (sort by campus to view CSUF approved LPIEs).
• Primary caretaker of a minor under 12 years old
• Enrolled in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act