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CalFresh Work and Community Engagement Requirements Outreach Digital Toolkit

This toolkit is available in Color and Grayscale and will soon be available in all CDSS threshold languages. Please click the link above to download the toolkit.

CalFresh Work and Community Engagement Activities Guest Speaker Webinar Series

  1. Featured Guest Speaker: California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) Part 1 – The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office will join CDSS for a webinar on how the CCC system can support CalFresh recipients with meeting their work and community engagement requirement. This session will cover examples of pathways for meeting the 20-hour work and community engagement requirement (like short-term certificates, apprenticeships, work-study, and community-engaged coursework), as well how CCC’s are helping students to access public benefits.
    • Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 
    • Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
    • Location: Zoom 
    • Registration Link: Click HERE 
  1. Featured Guest Speaker: California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) Part 2 – The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office will join CDSS for a follow-up webinar exploring colocation models and their benefits—covering how on-campus co-located services boost student access to public benefits, streamline verification and referral, strengthen campus-community partnerships, and improve outcomes through coordinated supports.
    • Date: Wednesday, July 29, 
    • Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
    • Location: Zoom
    • Registration Link: Click HERE 

Additional dates and guest speakers to be announced soon!

CalFresh Work & Community Engagement Requirements Webinar Series Schedule

1. Work Registration 101 – An overview of the general CalFresh work registration requirements and key county responsibilities.

2. ABAWD 101 – A deep dive into the ABAWD time limit policy and changes due to House of Representatives 1 (HR1).

3. ABAWD Engagement – An overview of strategies and best practices for engaging ABAWDs and supporting implementation of the ABAWD time limit.

  • Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
  • Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • Location: Zoom
  • Registration Link: Click HERE