Body The Social Services Agency (SSA) Children & Family Services (CFS) Main Office is located at 800 N. Eckhoff St., Orange, CA 92868.

Body 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...

Body The Social Services Agency (SSA) Santa Ana Regional Center (SARC), located at 1928 S. Grand Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 offers the following services: CalFresh Medi-Cal

Body According to reporting by the Associated Press , the Trump administration directed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to transfer the personal data of millions of Medicaid enrollees to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This data transfer appears to be part of broader federal immigration enforcement efforts...

Body The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) is aware of Associated Press , Wired and Los Angeles Times reporting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may have direct access to Medicaid (Medi-Cal) data. We are still working with state authorities to confirm the extent, but based off the reporting...

Body The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) continues to monitor changes to how the federal government obtains our clients’ data. Per reports from CalMatters , NPR , KTLA and the LA Times , the state of California has sued to challenge the transfer of data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

Body Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, CalFresh benefits will be delayed in November. CalFresh recipients can call 2-1-1 or visit 211oc.org to be connected to food, housing and utility resources. November benefits are anticipated to be retroactively issued when the shutdown is resolved. Although CalFresh cases will not be...

Body 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...

Body California has begun issuing November CalFresh benefits, starting with recipients who normally receive their benefits between the first and seventh of the month. Recipients may already see their usual funds loaded onto their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. At this time, it is anticipated that the rest of November’s benefits...

Body CalFresh benefits have returned to the regular issuance process with the end of the federal government shutdown. No CalFresh benefits remain on hold. CalFresh applicants and recipients can now expect to receive their full benefits. Orange County CalFresh recipients can check their case status at BenefitsCal.com, 800-281-9799 or one of...