Supplemental Security Income also administered by the Social Security Administration. This program provides benefits to elderly, blind, or disabled people who are close to poverty. At the state level, this program is called CalWorks. The program provides cash grants to low-income families with children. Time limits and other requirements have been introduced as part of the 1996 federal Welfare Reform Law.
Volunteers typically play a big role in preparing and serving the meals.
A program designed to provide food to children when they are out of school. Often sponsor sites are not schools but community agencies since most schools are closed during the summer. WIC clients also receive information and attend workshops on nutrition and other health issues.