Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children March 25, 2019 Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children These materials were prepared for an informational hearing about housing challenges and their impact on the well-being of children by the Senate Select Committee on the Social Determinants of Children ’s Well-Being.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - Children ’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to children in low-income families, but with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - For example, many counties selected target populations for prevention services based on identified risk factors, such as children whose caregivers are experiencing substance use disorder, children exposed to domestic violence, and families with a general neglect allegation but no case opened.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Statewide, the average number of children per family (with children under 18) was also about two children, with about 3 individuals per family (among families with children under 18). Key CalWORKs Family Composition Findings In Many CalWORKs Households, at Least One Family Member Is Not Eligible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - In general, expenditures are required to be consistent with four purposes of the federal TANF program, which include: Providing assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Children ’s Crisis Continuum Pilot $60 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22, most of which is available through June 30, 2026. Of the total amount, $4 million is available through June 30, 2027 to allow time to prepare a final report for the Legislature by April 1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare [Publication Details]

Mar 3, 2026 - California’s children and family programs include an array of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to keep families safely together when possible. This analysis outlines the Governor’s proposed 2026-27 budget for child welfare and foster care programs under the Department of Social Services (DSS), and raises questions and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5147

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Extending the funding aims to provide more time for the Children ’s Crisis Continuum Pilot Program to develop a final report for the Legislature by April 1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Provides Additional One-Time Funding for the Children ’s Holistic Immigration Representation Project (CHIRP). The 2025-26 spending plan includes an additional $10  million in one-time General Fund to support CHIRP, which provides legal and social services to unaccompanied undocumented minors in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2024-25 spending plan eliminated t wo similar fees for higher-income families with children served by regional centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1