Body Vocational Assessment is the activity following Job Services for CalWORKs Welfare-To-Work participants who have not found full-time employment. The assessment is a professional evaluation of the participant’s work history, skills, education, knowledge and physical abilities, and evaluation of the chances for employment given the participant’s current status and the local...

Body A Child and Family Team (CFT) refers to a group of individuals who collaborate with one another to support and serve the child/youth and family to ensure that the child’s/youth’s needs are being met. The CFT must include the child/youth, family and representatives from the placing agency, mental health as...

Body Administrative Review (75.9 KB) Benefits and Services ( 120.57 KB) Eligibility Determination ( 137.53 KB) Income ( 94.05 KB) Introduction ( 130.96 KB) Personal Property (63.4 KB) Program Requirements and Penalties ( 153.72 KB) Real Property (97.9 KB) Residence (56.8 KB) Responsible Relatives (54.8 KB) Social Services (46.9 KB)

Body Absent Parent Search/Relative Search (61.9 KB) Abuse Investigations - Findings, Documentation and Cross Reporting (66.8 KB) Abuse Investigations - Open Case (47.6 KB) Abuse Investigations - Orangewood Children's Home (307.16 KB) Abuse Investigations - Practice Guidelines (504.88 KB) Abuse Investigations--Foster Care (56.1 KB) Abuse Investigations--Protective Interventions (127.3 KB) Acquisition of...

Body The “News & Publications” section provides an archive of the most recent Press Releases issued by the Social Services Agency. They are intended to inform and communicate with the community upcoming events as well as newsworthy developments within the agency. Public Information Officer (PIO) Jamie Cargo Phone: (714) 541-7444 Email...

Body Attention: The California Department of Health Care Services has begun sending text messages about 2027 Work and Community Engagement Requirements for Medi-Cal. This is a legitimate message. Starting January 2027, certain Medi-Cal recipients will be asked to prove they are working or volunteering during their renewal periods. SSA staff will...

Body Attention: The California Department of Health Care Services has begun sending text messages about 2027 Work and Community Engagement Requirements for Medi-Cal. This is a legitimate message. Starting January 2027, certain Medi-Cal recipients will be asked to prove they are working or volunteering during their renewal periods. SSA staff will...

Body Attention: The California Department of Health Care Services has begun sending text messages about 2027 Work and Community Engagement Requirements for Medi-Cal. This is a legitimate message. Starting January 2027, certain Medi-Cal recipients will be asked to prove they are working or volunteering during their renewal periods. SSA staff will...

Body 100 A2 Immediate Need/Expedited Determination 100 B1 Income Definitions 100 B10 Minor Parents Assistance Unit and Treatment of Income 100 B14 Income Reporting Threshold for SAR 100 B15 Overpayments and Underpayments 100 B2 Treatment of Income 100 B5 Higher and Lower MAPs 100 B8 Two Party Check Issuance 100 B9...

Body You can apply for General Relief Benefits by phone (800-281-9799 / TTY 714-834-8500), in person at select Social Services Agency office locations, or online at BenefitsCal.com . (To learn more about BenefitsCal, including new features and capabilities, click here .) Call Center hours are: Weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 7:30 a.m. to...