PEARS

PEARS New Users Information

CalFresh Healthy Living, UC (CFHL, UC) uses PEARS to report all program delivery data for our CFHL, UC program. PEARS, used throughout the State of CA, coordinates data collection on SNAP-Ed programming to ensure data quality and consistency throughout the state.

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) oversees the data system and provides basic training to all PEARS Users in CA.

• Information on the PEARS Basic Training and access to the Participant Training Guide, For more information on upcoming training, please email CDSS
  • CFHL, UC Reference Guide for New PEARS Users

• PEARS Training

Recordings of all trainings are being recorded. Once all the trainings have been completed, CDSS will start captioning them and then release them for viewing.

• Lesson 1 Introduction
• Lesson 2 Program Activities
• Lesson 3 Indirect Activities
• Lesson 4 Partnerships
• Lesson 5 Coalitions
• Lesson 7 Success Stories
• Lesson 8 Analyze

Technical Assistance

• Guidance on Submitting Success Stories into PEARS
• For more success story information please go to the CFHL, UC website publications/success stories page.

Frequently Asked Questions

The CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California staff have answered questions from our CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California PEARS Users and given examples if available to common issues and questions. If you do not see the answer to your question please feel free to email or call one of the PEARS experts in our CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office for more assistance.

PEARS Office Hours 

PEARS COVID-19 Impact Field Office Hours

• PEARS Office Hours CV19 Recording
• Slides
• Guidelines for Entering Interventions Impacted by COVID-19 in PEARS  (Updated September 2020)
• Delivery and Reporting Guidelines for Distance Learning during COVID-19 

CalFresh Healthy Living References and Resources (CDSS)

• CA PEARS SNAP-Ed Custom Data Curriculum Job Aid
• 2019 EARS FAQs
• EARS Glossary
• Examples of Coalitions and Partnerships (Coming Soon)
• Guidelines for Program Activities Naming (Coming Soon)
• Intervention Name
• Site Change Process
• PEARS Training Resources
• PEARS PSE changes by IWP Strategy Job Aid
• Reporting PEARS PSE Needs Assessments Job Aid

PEARS Data Submission & Review Timeline

This is the timeline CFHL, UC has established for entering data on a quarterly basis into PEARS. Using the Quality Assurance quick check-tip sheet, the CFHL, UC State Office will provide quarterly review reports and data status to LIA’s quarterly.

All programmatic data should be entered into PEARS as it occurs throughout the fiscal year, or as soon as possible. The last day to enter new data into PEARS has typically been just a few days after the end of the fiscal year (September 30)

Resources for Quality Assurance

• Intervention & Site Setting Job Aid
• Program & Indirect Activity PEARS Error Guidelines