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CalWORKs Advocate Guide
- An Advocate's Guide to CalWORKs - written by Bob Capistrano and other advocates at Bay Area Legal Aid (revised May 2006)
CalWORKs | Welfare Tips and Fact Sheets
The following were written by Jodie Berger of Legal Services of Northern California. Most are viewable as a web page or a PDF download; some are only available as a PDF download.
- But It's Unfair! Tips on Overpayments
- Cal-Learn Teen Parents' Program: Your Rights
- CalWORKs Childcare: Getting Help Paying for Your Child Care
- CalWORKs Education and the New TANF Law (PDF only)
- CalWORKs Families ... On Sanction? In Community Service? (PDF only)
- CalWORKs: How Much Should I Get? Region 1) (PDF only)
- CalWORKs: How Much Should I Get? (Region 2) (PDF only)
- CalWORKs Special Needs Payments: Getting What You Need
- CalWORKs Students and Financial Aid
- Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
- Disability? Equal Opportunity! (PDF only)
- Disability Rights: Getting the Help You Deserve
- Emergency Benefits: When You Can't Wait for Help - also available in:
- Spanish (PDF only)
- Exemptions: When You Are Unable to Do Welfare to Work - also available in:
- Spanish (PDF only)
- Food Stamps: How Much Should I Get?
- Getting Education and Training - also available in:
- Chinese (PDF only)
- Spanish (PDF only)
- Vietnamese (PDF only)
- Getting Help in Your Language (PDF only)
- Good Cause? - No Sanction! (PDF only)
- Learning Disabilities: Getting Appropriate CalWORKs Services
- New Welfare-to-Work Rules
- Quarterly Reporting: How to Report - also available in:
- Chinese (PDF only)
- Russian (PDF only)
- Spanish (PDF only)
- Vietnamese (PDF only)
- Representing Yourself at Hearing: Tips to Succeed
- Sanctions: Avoiding and Ending CalWORKs Sanctions
- Self-Initiated Programs: Getting Education Through CalWORKs - also available in:
- Chinese (PDF only)
- Vietnamese (PDF only)
- State Fair Hearings: Challenging the County
- Support Services: Getting What You Need in Welfare to Work
- Teens and Welfare: Getting Help for Yourself
- Understanding Your Notices (PDF only)
- Welfare-to-Work Flow Chart (PDF only)
- Welfare-to-Work: How It Works
- Welfare-to-Work Plans: Know Your Rights - also available in:
- Chinese (PDF only)
- Vietnamese (PDF only)
- What Else Should I Know about How to Calculate My Grant?
CalWORKs | Welfare Slideshow Presentations
The following are CalWORKs and other welfare training presentations prepared by Jodie Berger of Legal Services of Northern California, and as indicated by Nu Usaha of the Western Center on Law and Poverty. The presentations are designed for viewing in Microsoft Internet Explorer; where indicated, you can also download a PDF version of select presentations.
- ACL 04-41: New CalWORKs Work Requirements (October 2004) - 26-slides covering all the recent changes.
- CalWORKs Disability Provisions (June 30, 2003) - abridged 68-slide version of the above, focusing only on CalWORKs program.
- also available in PDF format.
- CalWORKs Students Rights and Issues (October 2004) - developed for the 2004 EOPS/CARE Statewide Conference, 58-page, power-packed presentation by The Incredibles, namely, Jodie Berger (LSNC) and Nu Usaha (WCLP).
- Disability Accommodations in CalWORKs (Pathways to Justice Conference: May 30, 2002) (29-slide PowerPoint).
- also available in PDF format.
- Disability-related Provisions: CalWORKs, GA and Food Stamps (June 30, 2003) - the whole enchilada: killer 88-slide PowerPoint presentation covering all three welfare programs, from LSNC's welfare go-to gal.
- also available in PDF format.
- Ending Improper Limits on Education and Training: A Review of All County Letter 02-03 (May 10, 2002) (20-slide PowerPoint),
- also available in PDF format.
- General Assistance | Food Stamp Disability Provisions (June 30, 2003) - ditto, 44-slide version focusing on the GA and Food Stamp programs.
- also available in PDF format.
- Learning Disabilities - An Overview of ACL 01-70 (February 2, 2003) (37-slide PowerPoint).
- also available in PDF format.
- Now What? Options After Time Limits in CalWORKs (January 14, 2003) (33-slide PowerPoint).
- also available in PDF format.
- Quarterly Reporting: The New System (updated: December 2004) - bewildered by the ever evolving quarterly reporting system? Get oriented and get with the program(s) with Jodie Berger's newly updated PowerPoint extravaganza deconstructing the whole enchilada! It's the mother of all welfare PowerPoints, weighing in at a a huge (127-slide PowerPoint) download but worth the wait!
- also available in PDF format.
- What TANF Reauthorization Will Mean in California (October 31, 2006) (34-slide PowerPoint).
- also available in PDF format.
Other CalWORKs | Welfare Resources
:: California Government
- California Department of Health Services (DHS)
- All County Welfare Directors Letters (ACWDLs)
- Medi-Cal Eligibility Branch Information Letters (MEBILs)
- 1978 to 2007 ACWDL/MEBIL Index Listing - All County Welfare Director Letters (ACWDL) and Medi-Cal Eligibility Branch Information Letters (MEBIL)
- CMSP Eligibility Manual (revised: December 31, 2007) (caveat: 141-page PDF file)
- California Department of Social Services (CDSS) - highlights include:
- CDSS Websites - top-level list of program-specific subsites within CDSS.
- CDSS Program Rules
- Legislation and Regulations
- Manual of Policies and Procedures (Eligibility and Assistance Standards)
- Letters and Notices
- Legislation and Regulations
- Expedited State Hearings - so-called "All County Appeals Letter" explaining the process for handling state hearing requests for review of a county's denial of expedited food stamps, immediate need, homeless assistance and other emergency relief.
- Forms and Publications - organized by type of program.
- State Hearings Division - web-based access to:
- Paraphrased Regulations - edited statements of the law relied on by State Hearings Division in public assistance cases.
- Training Bureau Notes - rich source for SHD research, interpretations of substantive and procedural requirements, court decisions, and state agency regulatory policies and decisions re California's various public assistance programs.
- Welfare-to-Work Division
- Legislative Analyst's Office - search here for state budget reports and analyses of CalWORKs program.
:: Welfare Policy and Advocacy
- California Budget Project
- California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative (CIWC)
- Major Benefit Programs Available to Immigrants in California (September 2005) - immigrant eligibility summaries for CalWORKs, CAPI, SSI, Food Stamps, Medicaid, and more.
- Sponsored Immigrants and Benefits in California (September 2004)
- Immigrant Benefits Handbook: Citizens, Refugees & Asylees (March 2002)
- Immigrant Benefits Handbook: Immigrants with Green Cards (March 2002)
- Immigrant Benefits Handbook: Immigrants without Green Cards (March 2002)
- Center on Budget Policy and Priorities (CBPP)
- Center on Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
- National Immigration Law Center
- People's Guide to Welfare, Health and Other Services - last updated in 2005, download in PDF format famous guide published by the Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness; includes downloads à la carte for 20+ welfare topics.
- Western Center on Law and Poverty (WCLP)
- Health Resources
- Welfare Resources
- WCLP Publications - start here to locate by-topic manuals, fact sheets, flyers and more.
