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News Archive
- Univision - ¿Cómo registrarte en Medi-Cal si eres un inmigrante indocumentado mayor de 50 años? (22 de abril de 2022)
- SF Gate - Resumen de noticias (15 de marzo de 2022)
- San Francisco Chronicle - 35 años de ayudar a nuestros vecinos a través de la temporada de compartir (12 de diciembre de 2021)
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KPIX - Premio Jefferson: La generosidad del trabajador social de East Bay trae sonrisas a los necesitados (30 de junio de 2021)
- Livermore Independent: los reclusos de la cárcel de Santa Rita reciben asistencia para la preparación de impuestos (12 de mayo de 2021)
- KTVU - A Purse of Her Own: Para el sexto evento anual, la Agencia de Servicios Sociales del Condado de Alameda da el regalo perfecto para el Día de la Madre (9 de mayo de 2021 - video no disponible)
- Pleasanton Weekly - Ayuda fiscal disponible para los reclusos de la cárcel de Santa Rita (9 de mayo de 2021)
- Bay City News Service/SFGate - Ayuda fiscal disponible para los reclusos de la cárcel de Santa Rita (7 de mayo de 2021)
- The Washington Post - Esta mujer ha acogido a 81 bebés durante tres décadas: 'Los recuerdo a todos' (6 de mayo de 2021)
- Gente - Mujer de 78 años acoge a más de 80 bebés de más de 34 años: 'Dios me entregó un regalo'
- KPIX - Premio Jefferson: Hayward Woman es madre adoptiva de más de 80 bebés
- East Bay Express: el innovador plan Covid-19 del condado de Alameda
- Alameda County Social Services Agency Highlights Longstanding Collaboration with United Way Bay Area's Free Tax Help Program (August 15, 2025)
- Alameda County Social Services Agency Celebrates 50 Years of Transformative Service (June 3, 2025)
- Alameda County’s Eastmont Self-Sufficiency Center, Suite 100, Temporarily Closed (March 14, 2022)
- A Hero Called Dad: Alameda County Social Services Agency Celebrates Father’s Day as State Reopens (June 17, 2021)
- A Purse of Her Own: For Sixth Annual Event, Alameda County Social Services Agency Gives the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift (May 7, 2021)
- Alameda County Offers Tax Filing Assistance to Santa Rita Jail Inmates (May 6, 2021)
in process - please see current folder for 2021 items
- Livermore Independent - Alameda Launches Age-Friendly Website for Seniors
- SFGATE/Bay City News Service - Older Adults Get New County Website Dedicated To Their Needs
- Pleasanton Weekly - Alameda County Launches New Age-Friendly Website for Seniors
- Post News Group - Alameda County to Offer Stipend Encouraging COVID-19 Victims to Quarantine
- KQED - Interview with Sylvia Soublet
- SFBAYCA - COVID-19 Update
- Newsweek - Sacramento May Become Third California Region to Offer Quarantine Payments for Those With Virus
- Pleasanton Weekly - Seniors Series: Nutrition, Food Insecurities Increase Due to COVID-19
- Sacramento Bee - Sacramento May Pay People $1,000 to stay home when infected by coronavirus
- KCBS - Alameda Launches COVID-19 Stipend Program
- Livermore Independent - County Approves Coronavirus Stipend Program
- East Bay Times - Alameda County to give stipends to some coronavirus victims
- East Bay Times - East Bay emergency drive-thru food site to close due to air quality
- Danville San Ramon - Meals on Wheels severely impacted; program adapts to social distancing
- Pleasanton Weekly - Senior Series: An Epidemic of Loneliness
- Pennlive - People diagnosed with coronavirus offered $1,250 to stay home in this California county, per report
- Los Angeles Times - This County will pay COVID-19 patients to stay home
- SFGate - Coronavirus updates: Bay Area county to start paying infected people to quarantine
- East Bay Times -Alameda County to give stipends to some coronavirus victims
- San Francisco Chronicle - Got COVID-19? If you live in Alameda County, you might get paid to stay home
- ABC 7 - Bay Area county passes plan to pay some COVID-positive residents to stay home
- Patch - Free Laptops Available for Disadvantaged in Alameda
- Livermore Independent - Online Training Available for Alameda Job Seekers
- KRON4 - As Unemployment Numbers Continue to Rise, Alameda County Steps in to Help
- Livermore Independent - County Begins Drive-Thru Food Distribution at Fairgrounds
- Pleasanton Weekly - Tri-Valley Ramps Up Food Assistance Efforts
- SFGATE - Status Update on Bay Area COVID-19 Developments
- Patch - Food Distribution Site Opens At Pleasanton Fairgrounds
- Patch - Alameda Co. Works With Local Companies For Senior Meal Deliveries
- Daily Californian - Alameda County to Deliver Meals to Older Adults through GoGoGrandparent
- Univision 14 KDTV - El gobierno estatal envÃa tarjetas para comprar alimentos a precios reducidos a familias de bajos recursos
- KCBS - Alameda Implementing New Website To Help Navigate Food Bank
- KCBS – Alameda County Launches Interactive Digital Food Bank Map
- KTVU - Alameda County launches new interactive map for food distribution, other essential services during pandemic
- East Bay Times/San Jose Mercury News - Coronavirus: Alameda County launches food information website
- Patch.com - Free Food Distribution In Alameda County: Coronavirus
- East Bay Times - California college students, seniors and immigrants miss out on food stamps. Here's why.
- Pleasanton Weekly - County combats 'silent epidemic' of elder financial abuse
- Univision 14 KDTV - Comidas gratuitas durante el verano: una guía sobre cómo obtener este beneficio en todo California
- SFGate (Bay City News Service) - Social Services Agency To Offer Free Lunches Over Summer
- The Guardian - Fears grow over 'food swamps' as drugstores outsell major grocers
- East Bay Times - Food Stamp benefits to be available for California Residents on SSI.
- Pleasanton Weekly - CalFresh benefits now available to SSI/SSP recipients
- California Reinvestment Coalition - California Advocates Celebrate Victory That Results In Bank Of America, JPMorgan Chase, And Wells Fargo Providing Free ATM Access To Public Benefit Recipients
Local Impact of Government Shutdown:
- Article: SF Gate- Wednesday News Roundup 1/23/19
- TV: KRON-SF 5:30AM, 6:30AM, 9AM 1/23/19
- Radio: KQED-FM 8AM, 10AM 1/23/19
- KCBS-AM 1PM, 2PM 1/23/19
- Univision - El impacto del cierre parcial de govierno se extiende a los beneficiarios del programa CalFresh
- NBCBayArea - Counties to Provide Advance Payment of CalFresh During Government Shutdown
- San Francisco Classical Voice - Oakland Symphony’s “Hall Pass” Welcomes New Audiences
- Daily Californian - Alameda County's "Rethink Your Drink" Goes Beyond Canned Messages
- KDTV Univision (Spanish language) - The Costliest Mistakes for Food Stamp Recipients
- Albany Patch - You're Fat, Alameda County: Time To Eat Healthy
- NBC Bay Area - Alameda County Campaign Promotes Healthier Food, Drink Choices
- Daily Californian - Alameda County launches 'CalFresh for Health' campaign
- SFGATE/Bay City News - Campaign Promotes Healthier Food, Drink Choices
- East Bay Times - East Bay Times - East Bay: Medically Fragile Twins In Danger Of Separation; Woman Says 'I'll Take Them'
- KCBS - New Parents Gather In Oakland To Celebrate Recent Adoptions Of Foster Kids
- Bay City News - 11 families celebrate new adoptions in Oakland
- SF.USChinaPress.com - Alameda County making innovation by pre-filling food stamp application form
- KCBS Radio - SSA Launches Campaign Targeting Elder Financial Abuse
- KCBS Radio - More on SSA's 'Trust But Verify' Message for Seniors
- East Bay Times - "My Word" by Lori A. Cox: Moral obligation to report elder abuse suspicions
- Kron4 News - Undocumented Children to Begin Receiving Full Medi-Cal Coverage
- San Francisco Chronicle - Looking for Work, But Off the Streets
- East Bay Times - Survey: Bank surcharges hurt finances for social assistance recipients statewide
- KCBS Radio - More on how SSA is installing ATMs for families in need
- KCBS Radio - SSA is installing ATMs for families in need
- Mercury News - Alameda County to install No-fee ATMs for families in need
- San Francisco Chronicle - Single Mother Gets Blessing After Being Laid Off (Season of Sharing)
- San Francisco Chronicle - Injured Dance Instructor Gets Back on Her Feet (Season of Sharing)
- San Francisco Chronicle - Loma Prieta quake hero finds home, hope through Season of Sharing
- San Francisco Chronicle - Former foster youths find hope at old Oakland orphanage site
- ABC7 News - Study: Welfare Recipients Spend Millions on ATM Fees
- East Bay Times - Oakland: Produce Stand Opens February 14 at Social Services Agency Office
- East Bay Times - Free tax help for Alameda County low-income, moderate-income residents
- East Bay Times - Hayward produce stand sets up outside Alameda County Social Services office
- Oakland Tribune - Sisters in Solidarity lend a helping hand to those in need at the Eastmont Garden of Hope
- KALW-FM - Bringing Storytime to the Long Wait for Social Services
- The Chronicle of Social Change - Changing waiting room culture, one book at a time
- American Medical News - Medicaid-eligible but not enrolled? ACA a likely stimulus
- Oakland Tribune - Alameda County launches new Medi-Cal campaign to enroll 15,000 children
- LA Times - Alameda County launches nearly nude campaign for healthcare
- SFGATE - Bad times get better for woman, 81
- SFGATE - For mother of 6, apartment a 'miracle'
Press Release Archive
- Tech for Good - Alameda County Provides Distribution of Free, Fully Refurbished Laptops to Qualified Residents (November 30, 2020)
- Age-Friendly Website for Age-Friendly County--Alameda County Launches Online Portal Designed Specifically for Older Adults (September 18, 2020)
- Alameda County Implements Economic Resiliency Program to Address COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (August 25, 2020)
- Alameda County Opens Second Emergency Food Distribution Site to Provide Access to Nutritional Resources (June 5,2020)
- Alameda County Food Distribution - Fairgrounds Site Flyer
- Your Delivery is on the Way: Alameda County Partners with GoGoGrandparent and Local Food Purveyors for Senior Meal Deliveries(June 2, 2020)
- Alameda County - Great Plates Delivered Flyer (June 2, 2020)
- Taking Aim at Food Insecurity Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic: Alameda County Launches Digital CalFresh Awareness Campaign (May 15, 2020)
- Alameda County's Online Tool Links Residents in Need with Food Distribution & other Essential Services (April 23, 2020)
- ALAMEDA COUNTY RALLIES COMMUNITY TO FIGHT ELDER ABUSE: Social Services Agency, District Attorney’s Office Lead Special Event at County Fair(June 21, 2019)
- Message to Seniors and Disabled Residents on SSI/SSP: You're No Longer Left Out -- Alameda County Focuses CalFresh Awareness Month 2019 on Connecting Newly Eligible with Benefits (May 29, 2019)
- NEW START FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS: Alameda County's "Women Breaking Barriers to Success" Forum Offers New Opportunities (April 4, 2019)
- Most Alameda County CalFresh Recipients to Receive February Benefits as soon as January 15, 2019 (January 14, 2019)
- Housing Costs Add to Pressure for Elder Abuse Victims: Alameda County Launches Regional Efforts to Protect Seniors (June 19, 2018)
- "RETHINK YOUR DRINK" Campaign Challenges CalFresh Recipients to Make Healthier Choices : Alameda County's CalFresh Awareness Month Targets Sugar Consumption (May 14, 2018)
- CalFresh Food Benefits Application Assistance Available To Wildfire Victims Residing In Alameda County (October 26, 2017)
- On Our Menu of Services: Alameda County Social Services Agency Serving Free Summer Lunch to Kids & Teens (June 16, 2017)
- Purses Full of Hope: Alameda County Social Services Agency Presents Surprise Mother's Day Gift to Public Assistance Recipients (May 12, 2017)
- Tax Prep Program Plays to Full House (April 14, 2017)
- Alameda County Partners Launch Technology To End Hunger (October 31, 2016) (October 31, 2016)
- Governor Signs AB 1702 to Protect Sexually Exploited Minors: New Legislation Allows Additional Safeguards for Sexually Exploited Children and Youth (August 18, 2016)
- This Summer's Special: Alameda County Social Services Agency Serving Free Lunch to Kids and Teens, June 23 - August 11, 2016 (June 20, 2016)
- Elder Abuse Awareness Campaign Urges Seniors to "Trust But Verify" Where Money is Concerned (June 3, 2016)
- Lessons in Food Security for Students and Other Young Adults (May 16th, 2016)
- Unique Group of Leaders to be Honored (April 29, 2016)
- More Housing Help Urged for CalWORKs Families (May 14, 2015)
- Alameda County Reaches Out to Seniors In Need of Food Assistance (April 15, 2015)
- Alameda County's Low-Moderate Income Tax Filers Receive Professional Quality Tax Services at No Cost (January 20, 2015)
- Not Your Typical Bologna Sandwich: Alameda County Social Services Agency Serving Free Summer Lunch to Kids & Teens (July 7, 2014)
- May is CalFresh Awareness Month: Alameda County Takes Aim at Hunger and Obesity (May 5, 2014)
- Volunteer Tax Program's Happy Returns: Alameda County's "No Cost" Tax Help Nets Over $26,000 for Local Family (March 28, 2014)
- Alameda County Social Services Opens Third Front in War on Food Deserts (February 24, 2014)
- A Fresh Approach to Valentine's Day: SSA Opens Second Farm Stand Feb. 14 (February 13, 2014)
- Tax Program Helps Keep Dollars in Local Pockets (January 23, 2014)
- Grand Opening for Organic Produce Stand - "Dirt" Cheap (December 18, 2013)
- Federal Grant Boosts Local Effort to Connect Kids to Coverage (July 2, 2013)
- "Read While You Wait" Opens New Chapter in Community Literacy (June 26, 2013)
- May Is CalFresh Awareness Month (May 1, 2013)
- New Ad Campaign Bares All to Promote Medi-Cal Coverage (January 14, 2013)
- 19 Alameda County Foster Children of All Ages Will Get Permanent Families Just In Time For The Holidays (November 16, 2012)
- For Girls by Girls--Young Women Leadership Junior Commission on the Status of Women--First Annual "FREE" Summit for High School Girls (September 24, 2012)
- Alameda County Social Services Agency Provides Brighter Summer Job Prospects for At-Risk Youth (June 1, 2012)