Target Customer
Low income families that have a child (ren) in the home.
Purpose
Provides temporary cash assistance to meet basic family needs. It also provides education, employment, and training programs to assist the family’s move toward self-sufficiency. Components of CalWORKs include time limits on eligibility, work requirements, supportive services to encourage program participation, and parental responsibility.
Eligible to Access Funding
- County Welfare Departments
- Community Based Organizations
- Community Colleges/Adult Education
- Employers – Subsidized and Unsubsidized
- America’s Job Centers of California/Local Boards
- Mental Health/ Substance Abuse
- Domestic Abuse
- Child Care
Ongoing Funding Yes (The amount of assistance payment depends on a number of factors, including the number of people who are eligible and the special needs of any of those family members. The income of the family is considered in calculating the amount of cash aid the family receives.)
