Foster youth who remain in foster care after their 16th birthdays may be eligible for Chafee Post-Secondary Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) to reimburse academic or vocational expenses up to $5,000.00 per school year. The California Student Aid Commission administers this program. To learn more, please visit their website at...
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) operates under the policy direction of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the California Departments of Social Services and Health Services. SSA is responsible for planning, implementing, and operating many of the social services programs provided by the County of Orange...
A CalWORKs Welfare-To-Work participant who appears unable to fully participate in their assigned activity, or who exhibits behavioral problems limiting their ability to participate, may have a learning or developmental disability. A Case Manager can use a screening tool with the participant, and if a potential disability is determined a...
CASA Making a difference one child at a time! Court Appointed Special Advocates ( CASA ) is a non-profit organization that trains community volunteers to serve as powerful mentors and advocates for our community’s most severely abused, abandoned and neglected children. CASA volunteers are needed to help make sure that...
Child Abuse Reporting Act While everyone should report suspected child abuse, The California Penal Code provides that it is a crime for certain professionals and laypersons who have a special working relationship of contact with children not to report suspected child abuse to the proper authorities. These professionals and laypersons...
It is a requirement under the CalWORKs program that parents or caretakers on aide, unless exempt to meet work requirement, participate in an approved Welfare-To-Work (WTW) employment related activity. Below you will find a list of services that support the WTW activity for persons who are approved for and receiving...
Everyday, people like YOU are making a difference in a child's life . They give support, show compassion, provide a safe home and help children find the courage to hope for a better life. They are teachers, friends, role models, and heroes. They are foster and adoptive parents. Help make...
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers and recipients must either enroll in the Electronic Timesheet System (ETS) or the Telephonic Timesheet System (TTS) to complete, submit, and manage their IHSS timesheet and payment accounts. These secured systems allow IHSS providers to submit their IHSS timesheets and the IHSS recipients to review...
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The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program provides cash benefits for the care of children in need when one or both parents are absent, disabled, deceased or unemployed. CalWORKs benefits may be extended to qualifying non-citizens who have a child or children in the home. Non-citizens can...