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What can the Restaurant Meals do for me? |
| The Restaurant Meals Program allows homeless, elderly (age 60 or over), and disabled CalFresh individuals to use CalFresh benefits to purchase prepared meals using Golden State Advantage (EBT) card at participating restaurants. | |
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How can I find out if I am eligible for the Restaurant Meals Program? |
| If you are homeless, elderly (age 60 or over), receive Social Security Disability, Railroad Retirement Benefit Annuities, or Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), you may be eligible to purchase meals at participating restaurants. | |
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Do I have to apply for the Restaurant Meals Program? |
| No, an application is not required, if you are eligible to participate in the Restaurant Meals Program. That is, you meet one of the conditions in question #2. | |
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How do I find out if a restaurant is participating in the program? |
| A restaurant is participating in the program if the Restaurant Meals Program sign or logo is displayed on its door or window. You may also click here for the list of participating restaurants or ask your Eligibility Worker for a list. | |
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Do I have to show an identification card aside from my Golden State Advantage (EBT) card to purchase a meal? |
| No, an identification card is no longer required. All you need is your EBT card to purchase a meal. | |
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After purchasing a meal, do I get a sales receipt showing my CalFresh benefit balance? |
| Yes, your sales receipt will show the cost of your meal and your CalFresh benefit balance. | |
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Will I be charged a service gratuity or sales tax if I purchase a meal? |
| No, the participating restaurant is not allowed to charge a service gratuity or sales tax under the Restaurant Meals Program. | |
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If my EBT CalFresh benefit is not enough to purchase a meal, can I use the EBT cash benefit to cover the difference for payment? |
| Yes, you must inform the cashier that you will use a mixed transaction (EBT CalFresh and EBT cash combined). Before you buy a meal, check your last receipt or you may call the toll-free EBT Customer Service number (1-877-328-9677 or the TTY at 1-800-735-2929) to find out the balance in your EBT CalFresh account. | |
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What do I do if my EBT CalFresh transaction is denied by a participating restaurant? |
| You must call your CalFresh Eligibility Worker or call the EBT Customer Service Center number (1-877-328-9677 or the TTY at 1-800-735-2929). | |
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Need more information? |
| For more information about the Restaurant Meals Program, call your CalFresh Eligibility Worker or you may call Central Help Line at (1-877-481-1044) |
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You folks have Union Rescue Mission listed for meals on Saturday and Sunday yet they serve seven days a week. Perhaps I did not understand the chart on this page or perhaps it needs correction?
Thanks,
Myles
it pssibly needs correction, I will pass it along, and thank you for telling me
This is a great resource. I am having trouble reading the information because it is overlapping with your other pages. I would love to download your information as soon as the problem is fixed.
Thanks
Hand to Hand – Santa Monica
OPCC
503 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica (near Lincoln)
Hot lunch served every Saturday and Most Holidays
Starting at 9:30am
Be there at 8am to get a ticket
Just wanted to let you know about another place that has hot meals daily. It’s located at Our Lady Queen of Angels Community http://www.laplacita.org/english.htm and is run by Brothers Helpers http://brothershelpers.org/index.php?page=index.
This is a GREAT organization serving up hot meals and hot drinks rain or shine and has some of the most dedicated volunteers ever!! Thanks!
i want to give back to community who need help
Would be great if there was a place we could cook with the dry/packaged/groceries we buy with our food stamps. I appreciate all volunteers who do great work cooking and serving homeless. However from my experience visiting food pantries the meals are high on fat and carbohydrates. Also they are made with meat, poultry and some of us prefer to eat vegetarian (for humanitarian reasons).
I also wanted to offer a map I created with all San Fernando valley Hot Meals restaurants. I found it helpful, as the list above can be confusing if you want to find which restaurants are near where you are. Where can I post it for the benefit of all?
email me : sonyakeith@gmail.com and I will post it for you