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The California Department of Social Services recently developed a pandemic electronic benefit transfer program, providing increased food benefits to students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals through their schools.
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In a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Thursday, three Democratic senators proposed increasing individual assistance for college students facing food insecurity.
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It is vital that the entirety of UC Berkeley’s student population works together to ensure #CalCounts.
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Here’s what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley’s campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus.
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Democratic incumbent Buffy Wicks is running against Republican candidate Jeanne Solnordal and independent candidate Sara Brink to represent California State Assembly District 15 in the upcoming March primaries.
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Protests are useful because they are the only way to break through the path of most resistance, which is where breakthroughs matter most.
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In the first of several UC Board of Regents meetings at UCSF, the regents Special Committee on Basic Needs met Tuesday to discuss students’ basic needs across California and within the UC system.
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After winning the Best Overall Awareness Week in the country in 2017, the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center announced the 2019 campus Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from Nov. 12-22.
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UC Berkeley announced Monday a new pilot supplemental food assistance card program as an additional component to the current Food Assistance Program.
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Take a look at the new Basic Needs Center and learn about how CalFresh, a food assistance program, can help students.
