Senior Santa & Friends Senior Santa & Friends provides gifts and special request items to low income individuals who are elderly or adults who are severely disabled. The individuals are clients of Orange County Social Services Agency and/or the Orange County Health Care Agency. Each year staff identifies clients who...

30th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County The 30th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County studies four interdependent focus areas: Good Health, Economic Well-Being, Educational Achievement and Safe Homes and Communities. Each focus area includes the most recent data for indicators to...

The following information is related to donation and volunteer opportunities. If you are looking for holiday assistance, please contact your case worker or regional office. Operation Santa Claus The County of Orange Operation Santa Claus program provides gifts and toys to children who are abandoned, neglected, and/or abused and are...

The 30th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County is now available. The report offers a comprehensive portrait of the conditions of health, economic well-being, education and safety of Orange County’s children. As a means for better understanding the state of children’s health, two new indicators have...

Operation Santa Claus Operation Santa Claus (OSC) is a year-round donation program dedicated to providing new gifts and toys to children in foster care in Orange County, California. Additionally, OSC offers gifts to children from low-income families who are receiving assistance from the County of Orange. Approved by the Orange...

The Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Annual Report covering July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, is now available. The report highlights the impact and achievements of FaCT’s 16 Family Resource Centers (FRCs) alongside FaCT action committees in supporting the County’s efforts to ensure children in Orange County grow up...

Domestic Abuse Services provides CalWORKs clients and their children who are victims of domestic violence a stable and safe environment, both emotionally and physically, to prepare them for employment activities and to support the client's progress towards self-sufficiency. Services Provided Assessment/Evaluation Counseling Case management and planning Referrals Child Care Assistance...

The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) will change its call center hours starting February 7, 2025. The new call center hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clients are able to apply for and access their current Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs or General Relief benefits 24 hours a...

Orange County parents can learn how to keep their children safe from sexual exploitation and human trafficking at a hybrid workshop this week. The workshop, labeled Know More, Do Better for Parents and Caregivers, will cover the signs of a child being groomed, how to talk to children about body...

Update: The Hot Food Waiver has been extended to March 10, 2025. CalFresh recipients can use their benefits to buy hot, prepared food at authorized retailers through February 8, 2025, thanks to a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The California Department of...