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Article Evaluation

The article starts off with a description/definition of Civic Technology which helps the reader be informed of the topic they are searching, and doesn't distract from what the article is about. The article is not biased in any way, and divides up the information presented by country names. Points made in certain countries are slight overrepresented but this is probably due to the lack of Civic technology in certain countries. All the citations work properly. The information is not really outdated, but the article relies heavily on primary sources. By adding a few tertiary or secondary sources, the article may be more credible. The talk page has several reviews of the article, that I found surprising to see the amount of collaboration behind the scenes of a wikipedia article.

Link to my evaluation : [[Talk:Civic technology#Article Evaluation, QuestionJustin.tsubasa (talk) 07:34, 8 September 2021 (UTC)Justin Crouch]]

Possible articles to work on

1. Social media use in politics
   1. I would like to add more to the "Impact on Elections", to explore how social media encourages bipartisanship among its users. For example, a person that is predisposed to the ideas of a certain party, they will follow news sources and accounts that reinforce beliefs that the user may have already held, without actually learning about the other side, which has a significant impact on not only elections but specifically the next generations of voters.
2. Talk:Online social movement
   1. As mentioned in the talk article, the article has several biases when speaking of social movements online. I would like to contribute to help eliminate these biases by presenting opposing arguments in certain cases throughout the article, in an unbiased way to ensure the reader is presented with facts that both show the effectiveness of online social movements and the cons of it.

Selected Article

CalFresh

The program "enables residents of California to quickly assess their eligibility and enroll easily to receive food assistance, via computer or smart phone."

This article appears relatively new, with barely a page of information. I plan to add more general information about CalFresh and its implications, for example I'd like to add you can specifically benefit, since the article simply has links to several government websites instead of laying the information within the article.

What is it? (adding more to article)

CalFresh is the California implementation of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program. It is designed for people with low-income, who meet federal income eligibility rules, that would like to add more healthy food options to their budget. Beneficiaries of CalFresh receive an electronic benefit that can be used to buy foods at most markets and stores. The program is advertised at something that "helps to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and individuals by providing them a means to meet their nutritional needs."

The program is currently funded by a public/private partnership. Contractors in addition to community based subcontractors contribute funds from non-federal sources, these funds are referred to as State Share. In addition, "all of the outreach efforts included in the CalFresh Outreach Plan, USDA reimburses 50 percent for allowable administrative program costs that are reasonable and necessary to operate approved activities." The CDSS holds onto a portion of the reimbursements in order to fund a statewide hotline, develop materials, conduct trainings, and enhance outreach programs.

Eligibility (adding more to article)

In order to be eligible for CalFresh program, you must be a resident of California and meet one of the following requirements:

• A current bank balance under $2,001
• A current bank balance under $3,001 and sharing the household with a person over the age of 60 or a person with a disability

Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in states that provide state supplements to SSI are ineligible for SNAP/CalFresh pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 2015(g). The State Supplementation Program (SSP or SSI/SSP), also known as the SNAP cash-out program, is the state supplement to the SSI program and provides state funded supplemental food benefits to SSI recipients in lieu of SNAP benefits.

LSNC CalFresh benefits outline:

1. A household’s gross income must be less than the gross-income eligibility standard — 130% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). However, under California’s modified categorical eligibility standard, eligibility can go up to 200% of FPL.  [CDSS CalFresh Eligibility and Issuance Requirements.] If the household includes an elderly or disabled person, the gross income limit is 165% of the FPL but the family does not need to meet the net income test.  [Id.] If all members of the household are elderly and/or disabled, then the household does not have to meet any gross income limit.  [Id.]
2. To qualify, the household’s net income must be less than the net-income eligibility standard — 100% of the FPL. To determine net income, there are various deductions and credits used to reduce the household’s overall earned or other income.
3. After all deductions and credits are applied, and it has been determined the household’s net income is below the net-income eligibility standard, these various deductions and credits are also used to calculate the amount of benefits the household will receive.
4. Most CalFresh households qualify for benefits regardless of what property resources they own. In most other states, to qualify for SNAP benefits the household cannot own property whose value exceeds the SNAP program’s resource limit. But, as a practical matter in California, the SNAP resource limits do not affect CalFresh eligibility because the definition of “categorical eligibility” has been expanded to include pretty much any household that would otherwise qualify for benefits.
5. All adults in the household must comply with the CalFresh program’s work requirements unless they are exempt. In California, that is registering for work, but, except in counties that no longer have a waiver from the Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents requirements, participation is voluntary.
6. In California, all qualified immigrants are eligible for CalFresh benefits or the California Food Assistance Program for certain legal immigrants who are ineligible for CalFresh.

History (adding section to article)

In a broad sense, the Food Stamp Program was established by Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, in 1939 under the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. This program was later reintroduced by John F. Kennedy through food stamp pilot programs in 1961.

CalFresh was established in its current state in the Food Stamp Reform Act of 1977. The program was designed to act as a "safety net" against hunger for low income Americans in the state of California. Around the 1980's the original program was greatly expanded due to widespread and severe domestic hunger. In 2003, CDSS and CDPH worked with the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) to develop the first California Food Stamp Access Improvement Plan. The plan has been updated annually and, as of January 1, 2013, is overseen by the CDSS.

Relevant sources:

- https://www.cdss.ca.gov/calfresh

- https://www.codeforamerica.org/programs/social-safety-net/getcalfresh/

- https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1228

- http://calfresh.guide/

- https://dpss.lacounty.gov/en/food/calfresh.html

- https://benefitscal.com/

- https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/calfresh-outreach/about-us#:~:text=History,due%20to%20severe%20domestic%20hunger.

- https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/short-history-snap

- https://www.ppic.org/publication/the-calfresh-food-assistance-program/

- https://www.snaptohealth.org/snap/the-history-of-snap/

Response to peer reviews

First and for most, I would like to thank my peer reviewers for spending time to give me quality feedback on my contributions to the article. The first review states that some of my language used in the article may not be entirely encyclopedic, and I plan to address these problems by reviewing my choice of words in certain areas and editing them to reflect a neutral tone. For example, changing the title of sections to "Background information" from "What is it?" allows my article to have a consistent encyclopedic tone. Both reviewers expressed that I should go into detail in certain sections, to help readers better grasp what CalFresh is. I agree with my reviewers and I plan to further research the topic to give more informative and specific information in my sections to better explain my topic to any readers.