Food Security

Monty's Market

MVC Food Bank

Monty's Market is designed to help alleviate challenging times by providing students with access to fresh and nonperishable food items. Monty's Market also gathers donations in response to our students needs. Students must be currently enrolled, have Moreno Valley as their home college, and fill out a simple intake form.

Access Monty's Market

CalFresh

CalFresh, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provides monthly food benefits to individuals and families with low-income and provides economic benefits to communities. CalFresh benefits can help buy nutritious foods for a better diet.

CalFresh is the largest food program in California and provides an essential hunger safety net. CalFresh is federally mandated and in California, is state-supervised and county-operated.

• How do I buy food with CalFresh? CalFresh benefits are accessed by using an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card.
• Am I eligible? To apply for CalFresh, you must submit several documents of proof, including a copy of your ID, proof of any income, proof of immigration status (for non-citizens) and/or proof of student status (for college students).

Apply for CalFresh

WIC

WIC is a federally-funded health and nutrition program for women, infants, and children. WIC helps families by providing checks for buying healthy supplemental foods from WIC-authorized vendors, nutrition education, and help finding healthcare and other community services. Participants must meet income guidelines and be pregnant women, new mothers, infants or children under age five.

Learn More about WIC

Regional Assistance

Along with MVC, the City of Moreno Valley and the surrounding community also make access to basic needs a priority. The following information represents the local resources that students can access to assist with meeting their basic needs.

• Transitional Age Youth Resource Guide
• City of Moreno Valley Local Resource Guide