Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - Under the supervision of DSS, county CWS agencies provide the frontline administration of the CWS system, including: ( 1)  R eceiving reports of child maltreatment, ( 2)  i nvestigating maltreatment reports, ( 3)  r emoving children from unsafe homes, ( 4)  f inding and funding placements for children in foster care, ( 5)  p roviding services to families for reunification, and (
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Unsurprisingly, because poverty is defi ned based on family size and income, poverty rates are strongly correlated with both the number of children and household income. In addition, single ‑parent households are far more likely to experience poverty than two ‑parent households, although there is little difference between families headed by single mothers and those headed by single fathers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - In order to qualify for IHSS, a recipient must be aged, blind, or disabled and in most cases have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,040 a month for an aged and/or disabled ind ividual living independently in 2021 ‑22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512