UPDATE AS OF NOVEMBER 12, 2025
November benefits are loaded to EBT cards for Contra Costa County residents who get CalFresh
What Residents Should Do
-Check your EBT card balance through BenefitsCal.com or try to use your EBT card.
-If benefits have already been loaded, use your CalFresh EBT card as usual.
-If you do not see your CalFresh benefits on your EBT card, call (866) 663-3225 or visit one of our EHSD offices from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We will evaluate each case to determine how to best support our residents’ food needs.
See the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano Food Map to find food resources.
FAQ
November 2025
You may use your EBT card with existing benefits.
What is Happening?
The federal government is shut down. We will continue to monitor and update as more information is available about CalFresh benefits for December 2025.
Are CalWORKs benefits Also at Risk?
We will continue to monitor the federal environment and provide more information about CalWORKs benefits for December 2025 as it is available.
Find Food – Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano
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