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Foster Care Policies

701 - Extended Foster Care ( 237.7 KB) 701-A Extended Foster Care - Probation (942.7 KB) 702 - Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) Program (250.4 KB) 703 - Legal Guardians (175.2 KB) 704 - Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (194 KB) 705 - Approved Relative Caregiver (ARC) Program (231.6 KB) 706...

National Domestic Violence Hotline

National Domestic Violence 24-Hour Hotline 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY for Deaf/Hard of Hearing) (24-hour hotline, 7 days a week, 365 days a year) The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available to anyone who has been affected by relationship abuse, including those who are currently in abusive relationships, those who are...

Education

Local school districts can provide education and training referrals for youth under 18 years of age. The Community College Districts can also provide combination high school and college credits simultaneously. GED Scholarships

Child Welfare City-by-City Reports

2024 City Reports (2024) Orange County Report (2024) CWS Outcomes At-A-Glance Public Data Resources To request an archived report, please submit your request to: CWSReports@ssa.ocgov.com

Purchasing

Centralized Operations is responsible for procuring goods and services to accomplish agency goals. In addition, we process agency mail; monitor agency stocked forms; maintain closed files; fixed assets inventory control, maintain equipment/furniture inventory, and agency moves. Our mission is to provide a high level of efficiency and professionalism to the...

General Education Development (G.E.D.)

For foster 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 emancipated foster youth that did not graduate from high school and want to pursue the G.E.D. may pursue this through...

Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP)

Formerly known as group home, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) was established effective January 1, 2017 by Assembly Bill 403 (Chapter 773, Statutes of 2015 . STRTP is a residential facility operated by a public agency or private organization that provides the following services: Integrated program of specialized and intensive...

How Do I Apply For Medi-Cal?

Online Apply for Medi-Cal benefits online at BenefitsCal.com . To learn more about BenefitsCal, including new features and capabilities, click here . In Person Applications for the Medi-Cal Program can be completed in person To begin the process you will need to locate the Social Services Regional Center that serves...

CalWORKs

You can apply for CalWORKs by phone (800-281-9799; TTY: 714-834-8500), in person at select Social Services Agency office locations, or online at BenefitsCal.com . If you would like to apply for CalWORKs and you are a minor (under 18 years of age), never married, and either pregnant or have a...

Social Workers

The CAST social workers have a number of critical responsibilities regarding protecting children from identified abuse, exploitative and neglectful situations in accordance with state and federal laws. In fulfilling these responsibilities, all reasonable efforts are made to maintain children safely in their own homes, and to remove only those children...