The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - The BFH Program provides financial assistance and housing ‑related wraparound supportive services to reduce the number of families in the child welfare system experiencing or at risk of homelessness, to increase family reunification, and to prevent foster care placement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - The CARES Act includes $100  million available to state or local entities nationwide as noncompetitive emergency grant funding to address emergency mental health or substance use needs, including resources for targeted populations such as youth or homeless individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - The federal funding flexibility waiver affects provisions of ESSA Titles I through V, as well as the McKinney-Vento Act, which provides funding for homeless youth. Child Nutrition Waivers. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by the President on March  18, 2020, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to waive several requirements of existing federal child nutrition programs until September 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends

Jan 21, 2020 - Students who are English learners (EL), low income (LI), foster youth, or homeless generate an additional 20  p ercent of the base rate. Districts with more than 55  p ercent of their enrollment EL/LI also receive 50  p ercent of the base rate for each EL/LI student above that threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4136

The 2020-21 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2020 - This includes $2. 6  b illion to address increased CalWORKs caseload from March   1 t o December 30, 2020, $ 750  m illion for homelessness, and $ 405  m illion in other areas such as public safety and public health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4232

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Homeless or runaway youth. Youth who were victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Youth exposed to domestic violence. Youth whose caretakers experience substance use disorder. Native American/tribal youth will need a candidacy assessment and determination specifically tailored to their family ’s circumstances and needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - For example, the administration indicates that some of its estimates were based on what it cost the state to develop a data system on homelessness, scaled up to take into account the much larger scope of the integrated education data system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - Of course, the Legislature will want to consider funding such activities within the context of its numerous other budget priorities, including helping California households and businesses recover from the economic effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic, mitigating the growing risk of severe wildfires, and addressing long‑standing statewide issues like housing affordability and homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2020-21 Budget: California's Spring Fiscal Outlook

May 8, 2020 - (These proposals included, for example, funds for homelessness, expanded healthcare access, and environmental projects.) Under our definition of the baseline budget, these new proposed augmentations are not part of current services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4228

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - To a significant degree, CalAIM focuses on improving care and equity for Medi ‑Cal ’s most high ‑risk, high ‑need populations such as individuals who are homeless and/or have behavioral health disorders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522