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In the News

 

• Danville San Ramon -Meals on Wheels severely impacted; program adapts to social distancing
  

• Pleasanton Weekly - Senior Series: An Epidemic of Loneliness

• Pennlive - People diagnosed with coronavirus offered $1,250 to stay home in this California county, per report

• Epoch Times - California County to Give $1,250 Stipend to Some COVID-19 Sufferers

• Los Angeles Times - This County will pay COVID-19 patients to stay home

• SFGate - Coronavirus updates: Bay Area county to start paying infected people to quarantine

• East Bay Times -Alameda County to give stipends to some coronavirus victims

• San Francisco Chronicle - Got COVID-19? If you live in Alameda County, you might get paid to stay home

• ABC 7 - Bay Area county passes plan to pay some COVID-positive residents to stay home

• Livermore Independent - Online Training Available for Alameda Job Seekers

  
  

• KRON4 - As Unemployment Numbers Continue to Rise, Alameda County Steps in to Help

   

• Livermore Independent - County Begins Drive-Thru Food Distribution at Fairgrounds
  
  

• Pleasanton Weekly - Tri-Valley Ramps Up Food Assistance Efforts
  
  
• SFGATE - Status Update on Bay Area COVID-19 Developments
  
  
• Daily Californian - Alameda County opens 2nd food distribution site in Pleasanton
  
  
• Patch - Food Distribution Site Opens At Pleasanton Fairgrounds
   
• Patch - Alameda Co. Works With Local Companies For Senior Meal Deliveries
  
  
• Daily Californian - Alameda County to Deliver Meals to Older Adults through GoGoGrandparent

 

• Univision 14 KDTV - El gobierno estatal envía tarjetas para comprar alimentos a precios reducidos a familias de bajos recursos
  
  
• KCBS - Alameda Implementing New Website To Help Navigate Food Bank
  
  
• KCBS - Alameda County Launches Interactive Digital Food Bank Map
  
  
• KTVU - Alameda County launches new interactive map for food distribution, other essential services during pandemic
  
  
• East Bay Times/San Jose Mercury News - Coronavirus: Alameda County launches food information website
  
  
• Patch.com - Free Food Distribution In Alameda County: Coronavirus
  
  
• Fox News - Food banks across America face skyrocketing demand during COVID-19 pandemic
  
  
• East Bay Times - California college students, seniors and immigrants miss out on food stamps. Here's why.


• Pleasanton Weekly - County combats 'silent epidemic' of elder financial abuse


• Univision 14 KDTV - Comidas gratuitas durante el verano: una guía sobre cómo obtener este beneficio en todo California


• Daily Californian - Alameda County launches summer lunch program in effort to alleviate nutrition gap


• SFGate (Bay City News Service) - Social Services Agency To Offer Free Lunches Over Summer
  
  
• Daily Californian - Local agencies organize elder abuse awareness event at Alameda County Fair
  
  
• The Guardian - Fears grow over 'food swamps' as drugstores outsell major grocers
  
  
• East Bay Times - Food Stamp benefits to be available for California Residents on SSI.
  
  
• Daily Californian - CalFresh cards to be made more accessible to people with disabilities
  
  
• Pleasanton Weekly - CalFresh benefits now available to SSI/SSP recipients
  
  
• California Reinvestment Coalition - California Advocates Celebrate Victory That Results In Bank Of America, JPMorgan Chase, And Wells Fargo Providing Free ATM Access To Public Benefit Recipients

• Local Impact of Government Shutdown:
  


• Article: SF Gate- Wednesday News Roundup 1/23/19


• TV: KRON-SF 5:30AM, 6:30AM, 9AM 1/23/19


• Radio: KQED-FM 8AM, 10AM 1/23/19


• KCBS-AM 1PM, 2PM 1/23/19


• Univision - El impacto del cierre parcial de govierno se extiende a los beneficiarios del programa CalFresh

• NBCBayArea - Counties to Provide Advance Payment of CalFresh During Government Shutdown
  
  
• San Francisco Classical Voice - Oakland Symphony’s “Hall Pass” Welcomes New Audiences
  

• Daily Californian - Alameda County's "Rethink Your Drink" Goes Beyond Canned Messages


• KDTV Univision (Spanish language) - The Costliest Mistakes for Food Stamp Recipients


• Albany Patch - You're Fat, Alameda County: Time To Eat Healthy


• NBC Bay Area - Alameda County Campaign Promotes Healthier Food, Drink Choices


• Daily Californian - Alameda County launches 'CalFresh for Health' campaign


• SFGATE/Bay City News - Campaign Promotes Healthier Food, Drink Choices


• KCBS - SSA Provides CalFresh Food Benefits Application Assistance for Wildfire Victims residing in Alameda County (October 27, 2017)


• Rockridge Patch - Local Organizations Help Bring Awareness to CalFresh Awareness Month


• East Bay Times - East Bay Times - East Bay: Medically Fragile Twins In Danger Of Separation; Woman Says 'I'll Take Them'
  
  
• KCBS - New Parents Gather In Oakland To Celebrate Recent Adoptions Of Foster Kids
  
  
• Bay City News - 11 families celebrate new adoptions in Oakland
  
  
• KTVU - New Family Celebration: Adoption Finalizations for 11 Former Foster Children and Youth
  
  
• SF.USChinaPress.com - Alameda County making innovation by pre-filling food stamp application form
  
  
• KCBS Radio - The push is on: Getting more eligible residents in Alameda County to apply for CalFresh
  
  
• KDTV Univision (Spanish language) - New technology to feed more Alameda County families in need
  
  
• KCBS Radio - SSA Launches Campaign Targeting Elder Financial Abuse

• KCBS Radio - More on SSA's 'Trust But Verify' Message for Seniors

• East Bay Times - "My Word" by Lori A. Cox: Moral obligation to report elder abuse suspicions

• East Bay Times - Alameda County warns of elder financial abuse

• Kron4 News - Undocumented Children to Begin Receiving Full Medi-Cal Coverage

• SSA Tax Program... en Espanol

• San Francisco Chronicle - Looking for Work, But Off the Streets

• Contra Costa Times - Survey: Bank surcharges hurt finances for social assistance recipients statewide
  

• KCBS Radio - More on how SSA is installing ATMs for families in need

• KCBS Radio - SSA is installing ATMs for families in need

• Oakland Tribune - Alameda County to install No-fee ATMs for families in need
  
  
• San Francisco Chronicle - Single Mother Gets Blessing After Being Laid Off (Season of Sharing)
  
  
• San Francisco Chronicle - Injured Dance Instructor Gets Back on Her Feet (Season of Sharing)

• San Francisco Chronicle - Loma Prieta quake hero finds home, hope through Season of Sharing
  

• San Francisco Chronicle - Former foster youths find hope at old Oakland orphanage site
  
  
• ABC7 News - Study: Welfare Recipients Spend Millions on ATM Fees
  
  
• KRON4 News - Healthy Farm Stand Opens for Low-Income Residents
  
  
• The Daily Review - Oakland:  Produce Stand Opens February 14 at Social Services Agency Office
  
  
• The Daily Review - Free tax help for Alameda County low-income, moderate-income residents

• The Daily Review - Hayward produce stand sets up outside Alameda County Social Services office

• Oakland Tribune - Sisters in Solidarity lend a helping hand to those in need at the Eastmont Garden of Hope

• KCBS Radio - More from Lori A. Cox, Agency Director, on how SSA is assisting callers with health care reform.
  
  
• KGO Radio - Lori A. Cox, Agency Director, explains how SSA will assist callers as health care reform takes effect.
  
  
• Oakland Tribune - Alameda County will hire more workers to handle the influx of calls for the new health care law

• KALW-FM - Bringing Storytime to the Long Wait for Social Services
  
  
• The Chronicle of Social Change - Changing waiting room culture, one book at a time

• American Medical News - Medicaid-eligible but not enrolled? ACA a likely stimulus
  
  
• Oakland Post - Read While You Wait Promotes Community Literacy
  
  
• Oakland Tribune - Alameda County launches new Medi-Cal campaign to enroll 15,000 children
  
  
• LA Times - Alameda County launches nearly nude campaign for healthcare
  
  
• KQED - Alameda County teen leaders to tackle problems facing high school girls at summit
  
  
• SFGATE - Bad times get better for woman, 81
  
  
• SFGATE - For mother of 6, apartment a 'miracle'
  
  

Press Releases

• Alameda County Opens Second Emergency Food Distribution Site to Provide Access to Nutritional Resources (June 5,2020)
  
  Alameda County Food Distribution - Fairgrounds Site Flyer

• Your Delivery is on the Way: Alameda County Partners with GoGoGrandparent and Local Food Purveyors for Senior Meal Deliveries (June 2, 2020)
  
  Alameda County - Great Plates Delivered Flyer
  
  
• Taking Aim at Food Insecurity Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic: Alameda County Launches Digital CalFresh Awareness Campaign (May 15, 2020)
  
  
• Alameda County's Online Tool Links Residents in Need with Food Distribution & other Essential Services (April 23, 2020)


• ALAMEDA COUNTY RALLIES COMMUNITY TO FIGHT ELDER ABUSE: Social Services Agency, District Attorney’s Office Lead Special Event at County Fair (June 13, 2019)
  
  
• Message to Seniors and Disabled Residents on SSI/SSP: You're No Longer Left Out -- Alameda County Focuses CalFresh Awareness Month 2019 on Connecting Newly Eligible with Benefits (May 29, 2019)

• NEW START FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS: Alameda County's "Women Breaking Barriers to Success" Forum Offers New Opportunities (April 4, 2019)
  
  
• Most Alameda County CalFresh Recipients to Receive February Benefits as soon as January 15, 2019 (January 14, 2019)
  
  
• Housing Costs Add to Pressure for Elder Abuse Victims: Alameda County Launches Regional Efforts to Protect Seniors (June 19, 2018)


• "RETHINK YOUR DRINK" Campaign Challenges CalFresh Recipients to Make Healthier Choices : Alameda County's CalFresh Awareness Month Targets Sugar Consumption (May 14, 2018)
  
  
• CalFresh Food Benefits Application Assistance Available To Wildfire Victims Residing In Alameda County (October 26, 2017)

• On Our Menu of Services: Alameda County Social Services Agency Serving Free Summer Lunch to Kids & Teens (June 16, 2017)

• Purses Full of Hope: Alameda County Social Services Agency Presents Surprise Mother's Day Gift to Public Assistance Recipients (May 12, 2017)

• Tax Prep Program Plays to Full House (April 14, 2017)

• Alameda County Partners Launch Technology To End Hunger (October 31, 2016) (October 31, 2016)

• Governor Signs AB 1702 to Protect Sexually Exploited Minors: New Legislation Allows Additional Safeguards for Sexually Exploited Children and Youth (August 18, 2016)

• This Summer's Special: Alameda County Social Services Agency Serving Free Lunch to Kids and Teens, June 23 - August 11, 2016 (June 20, 2016)
  

• Elder Abuse Awareness Campaign Urges Seniors to "Trust But Verify" Where Money is Concerned (June 7, 2016)
  

• Lessons in Food Security for Students and Other Young Adults (May 16th, 2016)
  

• Unique Group of Leaders to be Honored (April 29, 2016)
  

• More Housing Help Urged for CalWORKs Families (May 14, 2015)

• Alameda County Reaches Out to Seniors In Need of Food Assistance (April 15, 2015)
  

• Alameda County's Low-Moderate Income Tax Filers Receive Professional Quality Tax Services at No Cost (January 20, 2015)

• Not Your Typical Bologna Sandwich: Alameda County Social Services Agency Serving Free Summer Lunch to Kids & Teens (July 7, 2014)
  
  
• May is CalFresh Awareness Month: Alameda County Takes Aim at Hunger and Obesity (May 5, 2014)
  
  
• Volunteer Tax Program's Happy Returns: Alameda County's "No Cost" Tax Help Nets Over $26,000 for Local Family (March 28, 2014)

• Alameda County Social Services Opens Third Front in War on Food Deserts (February 24, 2014)
  
  
• A Fresh Approach to Valentine's Day: SSA Opens Second Farm Stand Feb. 14 (February 13, 2014)
  
  
• Tax Program Helps Keep Dollars in Local Pockets (January 23, 2014)

• Grand Opening for Organic Produce Stand - "Dirt" Cheap (December 18, 2013)

• Federal Grant Boosts Local Effort to Connect Kids to Coverage (July 2, 2013)

• "Read While You Wait" Opens New Chapter in Community Literacy (June 26, 2013)

• May Is CalFresh Awareness Month (May 1, 2013)
  
  
• New Ad Campaign Bares All to Promote Medi-Cal Coverage (January 14, 2013)
  
  
• 19 Alameda County Foster Children of All Ages Will Get Permanent Families Just In Time For The Holidays (November 16, 2012)
  
  
• For Girls by Girls--Young Women Leadership Junior Commission on the Status of Women--First Annual "FREE" Summit for High School Girls (September 24, 2012)
  
  
• Provides Brighter Summer Job Prospects for At-Risk Youth (June 1, 2012)
  
  
• Keeping Family Ties -- Alameda County Social Services Agency Opens County's First Family Visitation Center for Children and Youth in Foster Care (May 23, 2011)
  
  

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