LOWER LAKE, Calif. — The Lake County Department of Social Services is able to assist households who experienced food loss due to power outages lasting four hours or more with CalFresh Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, replacement benefits and applications.

CalFresh replacement benefits are available to households already in receipt of CalFresh who lost food due to power outages.

CalFresh households that lost food due to power outages, which began July 18, 2023, have 30 days, instead of 10 days, to request replacement benefits thanks to a timely reporting waiver.

Households have until Aug. 17 to submit their CalFresh replacement requests.

To request replacement CalFresh or to apply, contact Lake County Social Services at 800-628-5288 toll-free, visit www.benefitscal.com or drop by the office at 15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.