Tag: SNAP

  • Voices: Identifying Barriers to Health Faced by City Heights Immigrants

    Overcoming Barriers to Health is a collaboration between The AjA Project and UCSD’s Center for Community Health. The young women that participated ranged from 12 to 17 years old and were first- and second-generation East African refugees and immigrants. Through photography, participants collectively identified health issues and then used their images to create a dialogue…

  • Fighting the Summer Meal Gap with Food Stamps

    On average, 70 percent of San Diego County children who receive free meals during the school year aren’t showing up to claim summer lunches provided by local school districts with funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Megan Burks The school year is winding down and many parents are thinking…

  • Food Stamp Cuts to Hit 270,000 in San Diego County

    By Susan Murphy Nearly 270,000 people across San Diego County who rely on food stamps, called CalFresh in California, to buy groceries and meals will see their benefits cut 5 percent on Friday. The monthly benefits for a family of four will drop $36, from $668 per month down to $632. The federal benefits were…

  • Tweet City Heights: Emerald Commends Mayor for Apology

    By Megan Burks Emerald Commends Mayor for Apology Councilwoman Marti Emerald released the following statement in response to an apology Mayor Bob Filner made for behaving inappropriately with female staffers and other women. “I commend Mayor Filner for the courage to admit he has made mistakes and for his commitment to change his behavior. I…

  • State Patches Hole in Nutrition Funding Left by Fiscal Cliff Deal

    City Heights mother Latonya Frazier has started substituting healthier ingredients in her soul food recipes, thanks to nutrition education from the Network for a Healthy California. Federal funding for the program was cut in January’s fiscal cliff deal. | Photo Credit: Amina Sheik Mohamed By Megan Burks State Patches Hole in Nutrition Funding, Aired Feb.…