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EBT is used here in California, and is also used in the other 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. California EBT cards can be used at thousands of businesses and ATMs throughout California.</p> <br> <div class="banner-title"> <div class="title">CALFRESH PROGRAM</div> </div> <p>The CalFresh Program, formerly known as Food Stamps and federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, can add to your food budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. The program issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets, food stores, and farmers’ markets.</p> <ul class="list-understated""> <li><a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/calfresh">Visit their site for more information about CalFresh benefits</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.benefitscal.com/">To Apply Online, visit Benefitscal.com</a></li> </ul> <br> <div class="banner-title"> <div class="title">BEWARE OF SCAMS!</div> </div> <ul class="list-understated"> <li><a href="/clients/scam.html">Visit this page to learn more about it</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/scam-alerts">SNAP SCAM Alert!</a></li> </ul> <br> <div class="banner-title"> <div class="title">USDA FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE</div> </div> <p>Food and Nutrition Service's mission is to increase food security and reduce hunger by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet and nutrition education in a way that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence.</p> <ul class="list-understated"> <li><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibility">Benefit Eligibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailer-locator">EBT Retail Locator</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/local-food-directories/farmersmarkets">California Farmers' Markets</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailer">Information for Retailers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/apply-to-accept">Online Retailer Application to Accept EBT</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/farmer-producer">Information for Farmers’ Markets</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/resources?f%5B0%5D=program%3A2&f%5B1%5D=resource_type%3A162">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules and Legislation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligible-food-items">SNAP-Eligible Food Items</a></li> </ul> <br> </article>  </main> <div class="main-secondary">  <div class="profile-banner"> <div class="inner" style="background:url(https://california.azureedge.net/cdt/statetemplate/global/images/gov-seal.png) no-repeat right bottom"> <div class="banner-subtitle">California Governor</div> <div class="banner-title">Gavin Newsom</div> <div class="banner-link"><a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/">Visit Governor's Website</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="profile-banner"> <div class="inner" style="background:url(/images/banner/OTSI%20Mini.png) no-repeat right bottom"> <div class="banner-subtitle">Office of Technology and Solutions Integration</div> <div class="banner-title">OTSI Home</div> <div class="banner-link"><a href="http://www.osi.ca.gov/">Visit OTSI's Website</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-overstated"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h2><span class="ca-gov-icon-info"></span> EBT Cardholder Website</h2> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul class="list-overstated"> <li><a href="https://www.ebt.ca.gov/cardholder/">EBT Cardholder Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ebt.ca.gov/locator/index.html#/locator.page">Places Where I Can Use My EBT Card</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-overstated"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h2><span class="ca-gov-icon-info"></span>Department of Social Serivces</h2> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul class="list-overstated"> <li><a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/">Department of Social Services</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.benefitscal.org/">E-Benefits California Website (apply here)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/calfresh">CalFresh</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/County-Offices">County Assistance Telephone Numbers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Letters-Regulations/Legislation-and-Regulations/CDSS-Regulations-Home-Page/CDSS-Regulation-Changes-In-Process-and-Completed-Regulations/Completed-Regulations/2002/ORD-No-0202-04">EBT Regulations ORD No. 0202-04</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-overstated"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h2><span class="ca-gov-icon-info"></span> Quest ® Operating Rules</h2> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul class="list-overstated"> <li><a href="https://www.nacha.org/content/quest">Quest ® Operating Rules</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <br> <p><a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Tips-for-Using-Adobe-PDF-Files"><img src="images/EBT Images/acrobat.gif" class="img-left" alt="Get Adobe Acrobat"></a></p> <br><br> <p>Many of our online forms, reports, regulations and publications are only in Portable Document Format (PDF). 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