OC Residents are invited to attend The Stories that Connect Us, a free community event of celebration and awareness, presented by the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) and Orange County Resettlement Agencies. OIRA and Orange County Resettlement Agencies will host the event from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, June 29...
The Child Abuse Services Team (CAST) is once again nationally recognized as a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) through its renewed accreditation by the National Children’s Alliance (NCA). The organization also awarded CAST with accreditation under the optional Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) and Physical Abuse Standards. For 35 years, CAST...
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) has published its annual report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, covering the period from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The report highlights the agency’s accomplishments and initiatives and shares the positive impacts that SSA has made to the community as...
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) has published its annual report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, covering the period from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The report highlights the agency’s accomplishments and initiatives and shares the positive impacts that SSA has made to the community as...
The County Community Service Center in Westminster, 15496 Magnolia St., is closing effective noon Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Clients can continue to contact their assigned case worker or obtain services through: BenefitsCal.com , the new statewide portal to apply for and check on benefits, SSA’s Call Center at (800) 281-9799...
The County of Orange Social Services Agency’s Adult Services office moved to a new location at 2020 W. Walnut St. in Santa Ana, on October 7, 2024. The office, previously housed on Warner Avenue, supports Adult Protective Services (APS), In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and IHSS Public Authority programs. APS provides...
With access points to General Relief now available at all County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) regional centers, the Central Regional Office (CRO) will close its public-facing counters beginning Friday, October 1. Working under the Agency’s mission of providing accessible and responsive services to vulnerable populations, SSA increased the...
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA)’s call center will be unavailable Saturday, October 16 for system maintenance. Clients can visit http://www.mybenefitscalwin.org to apply for or check on existing Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs or General Relief public assistance benefits or alternatively through one of the following options: CalFresh only through...
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) is warning clients who possess an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card to be on the lookout for potential scammers trying to obtain confidential client information to commit fraud. SSA and other county social services agencies have been made aware of a recent...
This week the Orange County Board of Supervisors proclaimed November 2021 as Adoption Awareness Month and presented a resolution to the County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) in recognition of the Agency’s significant contributions to support and mentor foster youth, as well as to resource and adoptive families in...