Social Services

CalFresh Food Resources

Local Food Resources

Central California Food Bank

Central California Food Bank and its partners provide services in the community and are dedicated to ending hunger in Central California. You can get information regarding: Services, locations of fresh produce and the locations of all food distributions by visiting their website.

Farmers Markets & Market Match

Make your CalFresh benefits grow!

Using your EBT card to make fruit and vegetable purchases using your CalFresh benefits at a participating Farmers Market will increase your benefit with Market Match.

Market Match is a nutrition incentive program that gives extra money to shoppers enrolled in CalFresh to purchase fruits and vegetables from vendors at participating farmers’ markets and other farm-direct outlets.

When people use their CalFresh benefits at farmers’ markets and other farm-direct outlets, Market Match provides matching funds so that customers can buy even more fruits and vegetables. For example, a customer who spends $10 of CalFresh benefits at the farmers’ market receives an additional $10 to spend on fresh produce for a total of $20 to spend at the market.

View a map of participating markets and the Market Match video.

2-1-1 Helpline

Pick up your phone and dial 2-1-1 to be automatically connected.

2-1-1 Fresno County is an Information and Referral Helpline that gets people connected with agencies and/or organizations that can help them in their time of need.

2-1-1 Fresno County is a free and confidential service that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year in over 170 languages.

2-1-1 Fresno County is also a Disaster and Emergency Response Center. If you are outside Fresno County and need assistance, please go to www.211.org to locate a 2-1-1 for your area.

Reasonable Accommodations

Fresno County Department of Social Services (DSS) is required to make reasonable modifications (also known as reasonable accommodations) to policies, practices, and procedures when necessary to provide equal access to people with disabilities [28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §35.130(b)(7)(i)].

Reasonable accommodations and services in multiple languages are available at no cost to you. If you require a reasonable accommodation or an interpreter, please let a worker know.

Reasonable accommodations may be necessary to allow a qualified individual with a disability equal and meaningful access to programs or services, to comply with program requirements, to participate fully in programs, services, and activities, or to avoid potential sanctions for disability-related noncompliance with program rules.

Learn more about your rights by viewing the "Know Your Rights" (PUB 13) brochure.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, political beliefs, or disability.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”