{"id":3330,"date":"2017-05-18T16:12:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T16:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/2017\/05\/18\/a-little-trivia-for-calfresh-awareness-month\/"},"modified":"2017-05-18T16:12:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T16:12:50","slug":"a-little-trivia-for-calfresh-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/es\/blog\/a-little-trivia-for-calfresh-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little Trivia for CalFresh Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How much do you know about student eligibility, lost economic activity, and using CalFresh at farmers markets? CAFB Programs Manager Edith Martinez came up with a bit of trivia in honor of CalFresh Awareness Month. Keep reading to see how you score.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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CalFresh Trivia<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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  1. True or False: Students might be eligible for CalFresh.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
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    1. How much money is California losing out on in economic activity due to our low participation rate?\r\n\t
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      1. $ 4.5 billion<\/li>\r\n\t\t
      2. $3.3 billion<\/li>\r\n\t\t
      3. $59 million<\/li>\r\n\t\t
      4. $29 million<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ol>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
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        1. True or False: CalFresh can be used at farmers\u2019 markets throughout the state and some even have offer additional funds to buy more fresh produce.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
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          1. What percentage of CalFresh participants in California are families with children?\r\n\t
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            1. 25%<\/li>\r\n\t\t
            2. 48%<\/li>\r\n\t\t
            3. 63%<\/li>\r\n\t\t
            4. 74%<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ol>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
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              1. What is your county\u2019s CalFresh participation rate?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n

                Learn more about CalFresh outreach workers and the stories they encounter from Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo County<\/a>. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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                Ready to improve CalFresh participation?<\/strong> Take the CalFresh Excellence Pledge<\/a> today!<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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                CalFresh Trivia Answers:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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                \"Lourdes<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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                1. True!  Have you seen the latest All County Letter<\/a> on student eligibility? It lists various programs that might help a student qualify for CalFresh. <\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
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                  1. A. The D\u00f3lares perdidos, platos vac\u00edos<\/a> report estimates that if we reached 100% participation, we would receive about $2.5 billion more in CalFresh benefits each year, these benefits would then generate about $4.5 billion in economic activity.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
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                    1. True! Market Match provides additional currency to those using CalFresh benefits to purchase more fresh produce at participating markets. Find farmers\u2019 markets accepting CalFresh and offering Market Match aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
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                      1. D. Actually, more than 74%<\/a> of CalFresh participants are in families with children.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
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                        1. Find out here: Measuring CalFresh Utilization by County (2014)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n

                          Image: Lourdes Cordova, Outreach Coordinator with Community Food Bank of San Benito County<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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                          Written by Edith Martinez, Programs Manager<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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