CalFresh Bundle

Did you know that you can save more with CalFresh? If you are approved for CalFresh, check out those saving programs that comes with your CalFresh!

• The Utilities Savings Program at The Colleges at La Rue
• The Utilities Savings Program at The Colleges at La Rue is a PG&E CARE equivalent program that helps students living at The Colleges at La Rue who pay the PG&E rate but are not eligible for the PG&E CARE program. Following similar eligibility requirements for CARE, qualifying students receive 20% off the utilities portion of their housing bill for the remainder of their lease.
  
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• General Assistance
• Temporary relief for Yolo County residents who have exhausted all other means of support. Benefits are issued in a combination of cash, EBT and vendor payments for housing, utilities, and basic needs allowance.
  
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• Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help (REACH)
• A program that provides helps low-income families keep their utilities services turned on in times of hardship. The program provides an energy credit for up to $300 based on the past due bill.
  
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• California Alternate Rates for Energy Program (CARE)
• A monthly discount of 20% or more on gas and electricity. Participants qualify through income guidelines or if enrolled in certain public assistance programs.
  
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• Family Electric Rate Assistance Program (FERA)
• A monthly discount of 18% on electricity only. Must be a household with three or more people. Participants qualify through income guidelines.
  
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• Museums For All
• Individuals that have CalFresh benefits can access free admission to over 1,000 museums throughout the U.S.
  
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• Amazon Prime EBT Discount
• Gives members all the advantages and benefits of Amazon Prime at about half the regular cost of a subscription ($6.99/month). Access to Amazon’s variety of shipping options (Free Same-Day Delivery, Prime Now, Free Release-Day Delivery and Free No-Rush Shipping), streaming benefits (Prime Video, Amazon channels, Prime Music) and all sorts of shopping opportunities, including food.
  
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• Farmers Market EBT Match
• Many California farmers’ markets offer EBT matching, meaning that you can double the amount of food you can buy, up to $10 per visit. So, as Food Stamps Now states, “If you spend $10 on your EBT card, you get $10 more in produce. Therefore, for the first $10 you spend per visit, you get $20 worth of food."
  
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• Lifeline Program
• Provides a discount on phone services for qualifying low-income consumers. It is available to eligible low-income consumers in every state, territory, commonwealth, and on Tribal lands.
  
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• PCs for People
• Get low-cost quality computers and internet into the homes of individuals, families, and nonprofits with low income. By recycling and then refurbishing computers, PCs for People provides a valuable service to businesses, families, and the planet by keeping computers out of landfills and repurposing them to advance digital inclusion.
  
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• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Block Grant is funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and provides two basic types of services. Eligible low-income persons, via local governmental and nonprofit organizations, can receive financial assistance to offset the costs of heating and/or cooling dwellings, and/or have their dwellings weatherized to make them more energy efficient. A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as SNAP, SSI, TANF, automatically meets the eligibility requirement.
  
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