On the Job Training is a form of subsidized employment in which a participant receives job skills training from an employer. After the training period, the employer is expected to hire the participant on as a regular employee. The employment would then become unsubsidized.

Putting the Puzzle Together (7 hours). This program is designed to provide mandated reporters with insights into the roles and responsibilities of Child Protective Services and other CAST team member agencies have after a Child Abuse Report has been received. The training follows a case from the initial Child Abuse...

Welcome to the Orange County In-Home Supportive Services Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) webpage. FLSA involves new rules regarding overtime, travel time, wait time, violations, and the new IHSS time sheet. FLSA changes have been implemented effective, February 1, 2016. Orange County FLSA Information Line: 844-825-3002 (Monday - Friday, 8:00...

Children are brought to CAST only after a report of suspected maltreatment has been made to a child protective agency. In Orange County, both the Department of Children and Family Services within the Orange County Social Services Agency and law enforcement agencies/police departments are considered child protective agencies. Orange County...

You may be eligible to attend school while participating in the CalWORKs Welfare to Work Program. If you are already in school when you apply you might be eligible to continue, or we may be able to refer you to training as part of an approved program activity. Vocational training...

For youth that will not have enough credits to graduate before leaving foster care, they may seek information regarding the G.E.D. through the high school they are attending. The youth that did not graduate from high school and want to pursue the G.E.D. may pursue this through adult education in...

Overview of Continuum of Care: CA Department of Social Services CCR, http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Continuum-of-Care-Reform CCR Toolkit: CA Department of Health Care Services, Mental Health, Youth Connection Continuum of Care Tool Kit PDF, https://calswec.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/cyc_ccr_toolkit.pdf Continuum of Care Information, including rates: CA Department of Health Care Services, Mental Health, CA’s Child Welfare Continuum of...

Several of the trades unions are now offering apprenticeship opportunities. The following link is to a variety of trade apprenticeships throughout the state of California: California Apprenticeship Coordinators Association

Sponsored by the Orange County Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Steering Committee

Children and Family Services The mission of Orange County Children and Family Services is to strengthen and stabilize families and to create an environment where children are free from abuse in permanent, nurturing homes. Children and Family Services at a Glance The Child Abuse Registry receives approximately 39,000 reports of...