The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program (HNMP) (Under Department of Housing and Community Development) Types of services provided: Counties are allocated funds to assist current and former foster youth (ages 18 ‑24, inclusive) with finding and accessing housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Housing supplement for SILPs elimination ‑1 ‑1 Governor ’s budget proposed to eliminate funding for the SILP housing supplement. While funding would be eliminated, language authorizing the program would remain in statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - Figure 2 All Funds (Dollars in Millions) 2023 ‑24 2024 ‑25 Relative to 2023 ‑24 Number of CalWORKs Cases Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services c 130 ‑$545 ‑8% a January cash grant estimates did not include the cost of an estimated 0.3 percent grant increase funded by certain realignment revenues, which the May  Revision projects beginning in October 2024. b The 2022 ‑23 to 2023 ‑24 decrease
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - However, anecdotal evidence suggests some counties ’ FS services have helped recipient families exit unsafe situations, secure stable housing, avoid WTW sanctions, and address barriers to work. In the absence of identifying alternative resources, eliminating the FS  program would likely limit the amount of support and types of services counties can provide to their highest ‑need CalWORKs clients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872