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Title: Trends in Community College Enrollment and CalFresh Eligibility during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Policy Brief
Language: English
Authors: Sam Ayers, Jennifer Hogg, Johanna Lacoe, Alan Perez, Jesse Rothstein, California Policy Lab (CPL)
Source: California Policy Lab. 2025.
Availability: California Policy Lab. 2521 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. e-mail: info@capolicylab.org; Web site: https://capolicylab.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Spencer Foundation
Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R305A220451
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
Descriptors: Community College Students, Eligibility, Enrollment Trends, COVID-19, Pandemics, Low Income Students, Food, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Nutrition, Student Financial Aid, Gender Differences, Geographic Regions, Income, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Geographic Terms: California
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Abstract: When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the federal government responded by expanding the country's safety-net programs, including through stimulus payments. There were also significant federal policy changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest food assistance program in the United States. Benefit amounts were increased, and eligibility rules were changed to make more people eligible, including by temporarily broadening college student eligibility for SNAP. CalFresh is California's version of SNAP. This policy brief describes how eligibility for CalFresh changed among community college students because of broader college enrollment changes during the height of the pandemic and due to the temporary eligibility changes Congress made to SNAP.
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