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Benefits & Services Cash Assistance CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids The purpose of CalWORKs is to provide equitable access to the services, resources and opportunities families need to increase resilience, achieve economic mobility, and break the cycle of poverty. CalWORKs is a welfare program that gives cash aid and services to eligible California families in need.
The program serves all 58 counties in the state and is operated locally by county welfare departments. If a family is in need, CalWORKs may be able to help with housing, food, utilities, clothing or medical care, they may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help. Families that apply and qualify for ongoing assistance receive money each month to help pay for housing, food and other necessary expenses.
To learn more about services and benefits that CalWORks offers, click below There are welfare offices located in each of the 58 California counties. Families may apply for CalWORKs at any office located in the county where they live. The amount of a family's monthly assistance payment depends on a number of factors, including the number of people who are eligible and the special needs of any of those family members.
The income of the family is considered in calculating the amount of cash aid the family receives. Families that have a child(ren) in the home who has been deprived of parental support or care because of the absence, disability or death of either parent. Families with a child(ren) when both parents are in the home but the principal earner is unemployed.
Need caretaker relatives of a foster child(ren). Apply online: BenefitsCal. com or contact Social Services within your local county .
Already Getting CalWORKs? If you have questions or problems with your CalWORKs benefits, contact your county social services agency . Information and Resources CDSS Early Engagement and Eligibility Apply Now at BenefitsCal.
com Contact Your County Social Services Agency Resources and Information Policy Interpretations County Contacts Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) CalWORKs Home Visiting Program (HVP) Fact Sheet on CalWORKs Eligibility Fact Sheet on TANF CalWORKs Program Integrity Guaranteed Income Exemption Requests
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible low-income families with children in California. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
CalWORKs (California) is funded by California Department of Social Services. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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