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Due to the federal government shutdown, CalFresh benefits will be delayed beginning Nov. 1, 2025. You can use your EBT card with any existing benefits. However, new CalFresh funds will not be added until federal funding restarts.

The Ventura County Human Services Agency created a list of questions and answers about the CalFresh funding delay:

For a list of food pantries, click here, call 2-1-1, or visit 211ventura.org.

Debido al cierre del gobierno federal, los beneficios de CalFresh se retrasarán a partir del 11/01/2025. Puede usar su tarjeta EBT con los beneficios existentes. Sin embargo, no se agregarán nuevos fondos de CalFresh hasta que se restablezca la financiación federal.

La Agencia de Servicios Humanos del Condado de Ventura creó una lista de preguntas y respuestas sobre el retraso en la financiación de CalFresh.

Para obtener una lista de despensas de alimentos, haga clic aquí, llame al 2-1-1, o visite 211ventura.org.

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The benefits of quitting start right away. See how your body heals.

 

Reviewed 9/5/2025

Benefits of quitting smoking: Your health starts improving as soon as you quit smoking

After 20 minutes:

Blood pressure and heart rate drop

After 12 hours:

The balance of carbon monoxide and oxygen in the bloodstream has returned to normal.

After two weeks to three months:

The risk of heart attack decreases, circulation improves and lungs are working better.

After one to nine months:

Respiratory problems such as coughing and shortness of breath have started to decrease. Tiny hairlike structures in the lungs, called cilia, start working again cleaning the lungs and helping prevent infection.

After one year:

Excess risk of heart disease decreases to half of that of a current smoker.

After five years:

Risk of stroke decreases to about the same level as that of a nonsmoker. The risk of cancers of the mouth, throat and esophagus is cut in half.

After 10 years:

The risk of dying from lung cancer declines to about 50 percent of that of a current smoker. The risk of cancers of the cervix, pancreas, bladder, kidney and larynx also declines significantly.

After 15 years:

The risk of heart disease is similar to that of a nonsmoker.

 

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