An Advocate's Guide
to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) in California

Jessica Bartholow
Alameda County Community Food Bank

Debra Garcia
Consumers Union of U.S., Inc.
West Coast Regional Office

November 2002

Report in PDF format



Report
Acknowledgements
Glossary

List of Website & Contacts
List of Appendices

 

LIST OF WEBSITES AND CONTACTS

Websites

Alameda County Community Food Bank http://www.accfb.org
Alameda County Social Services Agency http://www.alamedasocialservices.org
California Food Policy Advocates http://www.cfpa.net
California State EBT Project http://www.ebtproject.ca.gov
Consumers Union http://www.consumersunion.org
Food and Nutrition Service http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp
Legal Services of Northern California http://www.lsnc.net
National Consumer Law Center http://www.nclc.org

Contacts

Jessica Bartholow
Alameda County Community Food Bank
P.O. Box 24590
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 834-3663
Jbartholow@secondharvest.org

Debra Garcia
Consumers Union
1535 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 431-6747
dgarcia@consumer.org

Edie Jessup
EBT Action Team, Fresno Metro Ministries
1055 North Van Ness, Suite H
Fresno, CA 93728
(559) 485-1416
edie@fresnometmin.org

SAJE EBT Action Committee
2636 Kenwood Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(323) 732-9961

Dave Swift, Program Liaison
State EBT Project
1651 Alhambra Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 263-3621
dave.swift@sid.hhsdc.ca.gov

Brian Lawlor
Legal Services of Northern California
515 12th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 551-2119
blawlor@lsnc.net

Cindee Billings
San Francisco Food Bank
900 Pennsylvania Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 282-1900
cbillings@sffb.org


LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A County Implementation Schedule (Updated 8-8-2002), California Electronic Benefit Transfer Project; retrieved October 14, 2002.
http://www.ebtproject.ca.gov/County_implement_sched.htm
Appendix B Final EBT Cash Decision Response Summary, California Electronic Benefit Transfer Project; retrieved October 14, 2002.
http://www.ebtproject.ca.gov/County_cash_decisions.htm
Appendix C County EBT Decisions, Health and Human Services Data Center (HHSDC), Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Project, County Readiness Guide, May 15, 2002, p. 54; retrieved October 14, 2002.
http://www.ebtproject.ca.gov/Library/CountyReadinessGuide.pdf
Appendix D Alameda County EBT Advisory Committee Charter.
Appendix E Letter from Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker to the California EBT Project Director supporting the Advisory Committee Process, dated October 1, 2002.
Appendix F Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) is coming, Alameda County Social Services publication; first EBT notice to recipients, February 2002
Appendix G Los Angeles County Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Advisory Committee Charter (Draft), October 21, 2002.
Appendix H Solano County EBT Advisory Committee Charter, May 15, 2002.
Appendix I How to Get Your Cash Benefits at NO Cost!, State EBT Project publication (draft), October 21, 2002.
Appendix J Cash Access Report, Alameda County Zip Code 94606.
Appendix K Cash Access Survey, Alameda County Social Services Agency.
Appendix L Letter from California EBT Project Director Christine Dunham to Authorized Food Stamp Retailers reiterating Food Stamp coupon acceptance policy, dated October 4, 2002.
Appendix M Request for Exemption From Cash EBT, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Form # 50-124, New (07/02)
Appendix N Exemption from Cash EBT Stagger, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Form # 50-125, New (07/02).
Appendix O Additional Cardholder, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Form # 50-122, New (07/02).
Appendix O Additional Cardholder, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Form #50-122, New (07/02)
Appendix P EBT Card and PIN Responsibility Statement, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Form # 50-123, New (07/02).
Appendix Q Request for Cash Aid Electronic Benefit Transfer - EBT Exemption, California Department of Social Services, Health and Human Services Agency, Temp 2203 (7/02) Required Form-Substitute Permitted.
Appendix R Cash Aid/Food Stamp Electronic Benefit Transfer - EBT, Request for a Designated Alternate Card Holder/Authorized Representative, California Department of Social Services, Health and Human Services Agency, Temp 2201 (7/02) Required Form-Substitute Permitted.
Appendix S Cash Aid/Food Stamp Electronic Benefit Transfer - EBT, Service Request, California Department of Social Services, Health and Human Services Agency, Temp 2202 (7/02) Required Form-Substitute Permitted.
Appendix T Electronic Benefit Transfer-EBT, Client Claim, California Department of Social Services, Health and Human Services Agency, Temp 2205 (7/02) Required Form-Substitute Permitted.
Appendix U Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), Important Information, California Department of Social Services, Health and Human Services Agency, Temp 2215 (7/02) Required Form-Substitute Permitted-EBT Responsibility Statement.
Appendix V Notice of cash stagger sent to recipients, Alameda County Social Services Agency publication, April 2002.
Appendix W Letter from California EBT Project Director Christine Dunham to all County Welfare Directors outlining the uniform benefit stagger methodology, dated November 9, 2001.
Appendix X Benefit Issuance Schedule, California EBT Project, CA-BIS 08/02.
Appendix Y All County Information Notice No. I-35-02; Subject: EBT Policy Issues, California Department of Social Services, May 10, 2002.
Appendix Z Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) & Limited English Proficient Clients, Q&A in Alameda County, July 16, 2002.
Appendix AA Privacy for EBT Users, Health and Human Services Data Center (HHSDC), Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Project, Revised 4/10/01; this statement has been removed from the California EBT Project website.
Appendix BB Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Privacy Policy (Draft), County of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), 07/31/02.
Appendix CC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Privacy Policy, Solano County Health & Social Services Department, September 2002.
Appendix DD EBT Speaker Request Form, Alameda County Social Services Agency.
Appendix EE EBT Informational Material Order Form, Alameda County Social Services Agency publication, 6/02.
Appendix FF EBT Problem Form, Alameda County Community Food Bank-EBT Advocacy Project.

 

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