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The County\u00a0is\u00a0stepping\u00a0up\u00a0in-person\u00a0outreach to\u00a0help\u00a0residents understand\u00a0major federal changes\u00a0to\u00a0CalFresh food benefits\u00a0that\u00a0took effect April 1, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0County\u2019s\u00a0four\u00a0Live Well on Wheels (Live WoW)\u00a0Mobile\u00a0Offices are\u00a0visiting\u00a0neighborhood across the\u00a0region to\u00a0give people\u00a0fast, face-to-face\u00a0help.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
While calls, texts, mail, and online communication\u00a0to those affected\u00a0continue, many residents prefer receiving\u00a0assistance\u00a0face\u00a0to\u00a0face\u00a0and in their neighborhood.\u00a0The Live WoW mobile\u00a0make that possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since HR 1\u00a0began,\u00a0County\u00a0Human Services Specialists and\u00a0Community Health Workers\u00a0have already\u00a0helped\u00a0nearly\u00a02,600\u00a0people\u00a0understand\u00a0how\u00a0federal changes\u00a0affect\u00a0their benefits and what\u00a0actions\u00a0they may need to take.\u00a0\u00a0That number\u00a0grows\u00a0daily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How Live WoW\u00a0Helps\u00a0<\/p>\n
Check if you are affected: Staff can access your CalFresh account and explain your specific situation. \u00a0 Residents can\u00a0find\u00a0upcoming\u00a0stops\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Live WoW calendar<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0request the bus\u00a0online<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0their\u00a0school,\u00a0workplace\u00a0or\u00a0community\u00a0event\u00a0at no cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n Since launching the first bus in July 2021, the Live WoW fleet has supported nearly 1,900 events at libraries, schools, parks and other locations, reaching more than 154,400 people countywide.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n As HR 1 continues to impact CalFresh recipients, Live WoW remains a reliable, community-based resource offering direct assistance and accurate information\u00a0<\/p>\n For\u00a0CalFresh-specific question,\u00a0residents\u00a0can call the Access Call Center (866-262-9881)\u00a0Monday to Friday 7\u00a0a.m.\u00a0\u2013\u00a05\u00a0p.m.\u00a0(County holidays\u00a0excepted).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reading Time: < 1 minute The County\u00a0is\u00a0stepping\u00a0up\u00a0in-person\u00a0outreach to\u00a0help\u00a0residents understand\u00a0major federal changes\u00a0to\u00a0CalFresh food benefits\u00a0that\u00a0took effect April 1, 2026.\u00a0 The\u00a0County\u2019s\u00a0four\u00a0Live…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359625,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[3302,179,1570,146362,146363,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-359624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-calfresh","tag-community","tag-health","tag-live-wow","tag-live-wow-bus","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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