Call: 413-378-9634 ( Ask or a phone)

Location: Online or pop up location listed at the bottom of the website.

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Requirements: Must have Medi-Cal or Medicaid or. some sort of Government Assistance such as EBT

Dates: Week days during government hours. Mon.- Fri. 8am-7pm

Note: Check website for active locations.

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• Medicaid/Medi-Cal

• CalFresh, Food Stamps or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

• Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)

• Veterans Pension or Survivors Benefit Programs

• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

• National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

• Women, Infant and Children Program (WIC)

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKS), Stanislaus County Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (StanWORKS), Welfare-to-Work (WTW), or Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN)

• Tribal Specific Programs

  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) General Assistance

  • Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF)

  • Food Distribution Program on Indian Reserves (FDPIR)

  • Tribal Head Start Income Eligibility

You may qualify if a member of your household participates in a qualifying government program such as:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• Medicaid / Medi-Cal

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

• Veteran and Survivors Pension Benefit

• Lifeline

• Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

• Tribally Assistance Programs (TANF, BIA etc)

• Federal Public Housing Assistance or Section 8

• Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program

• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

• Federal Pell Grant in the current award year

You may also qualify if your household income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

Lifeline is an assistance program providing government cell phone service for free to eligible customers in low-income households. This program helps ease the burden of monthly phone bills for qualified individuals and their families by covering the cost of monthly data, texting, and monthly minutes.

Already participating in government assistance programs? You’re at an advantage! If you receive assistance from Medicaid/Medi-Cal, SNAP/CalFresh, or other government assistance programs, or are considered low income, you may be approved for FREE lifeline phone service.

• Medicaid / Medi-Cal

• SNAP / Food Stamps / CalFresh

• SSI

• Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit

• Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)

• Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance

• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

• Received a Federal Pell Grant in the current award year

• Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program

• Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Qualify by Income

• Meet Guidelines for Low Income

• Social Security Benefits Statement

• Unemployment/Workers’ Compensation Benefits Statement

You may qualify through programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, Federal Public Housing, Veterans and Survivors Pension, or based on your household income.

• Food Distribution Program on Tribal Lands

• Headstart (meeting income qualifying standards)

• Medicaid

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Food Stamps/Food Assistance)

• Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA) or Section 8

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

• Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance

• Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

• Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit Program