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

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

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - DSS and DHCS will issue guidance to counties on who can perform the functions of QIs and how to apply (whether Title IV-E agency staff can apply wi ll depend on the results of the waiver request). Forthcoming guidance from DSS and DHCS also will include details around documentation required to access Medi-Cal specialty mental health funding for QI activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - Going forward, we think that the Legislature should not rely heavily on receiving the extraordinary federal aid as it did wi th ARRA, in future recessions. . . . And Then Set a Target That Fits That Approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947