The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - This program will afford foster youth a monthly allocation to participate in activities, such as sports or academic enrichment. A youth ’s individual budget will depend on their assessed tier (as shown in Figure  2 below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

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

Feb 22, 2022 - FFPSA Optional Title IV ‑E Prevention Services (Part I). Regarding optional Title IV ‑E prevention services which California intends to implement as allowed by Part I of FFPSA, the 2021 ‑22 budget included one ‑time General Fund resources of around $222  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Based on these conversations, and any results produced by the administration, we may revisit some of the e stimates presented below at a later date. In addition, we intend to repeat the analyses presented below on future data as it becomes available and report on any major shifts we see.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This means California ’s Native American children were more than three times more likely than white children, and more than 12 times more likely than Asian children, to have their legal relationship with their biological parents severed by the time they turned 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - At the time of publication, whether the administration also intends to propose legislation allowing counties the option of claiming Title IV ‑E dollars for newly allowed services and activities aimed at preventing entry into foster care remained unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Social Services Immigration and Equity Programs

Mar 15, 2024 - TPS immigration services provides services beyond those for TPS individuals, this includes funding to increase the capacity to support Black immigrants, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrants, and those facing deportati on proceedings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In contrast, Asian/Pacific Islander individuals made up only about 3  percent of CalWORKs heads of household, but about 10  percent of heads of household in poverty were Asian/Pacific Islander. Key Participant Race/Ethnicity Findings Overrepresentation of Certain Race/Ethnicity Groups in CalWORKs Compared to General Population Largely Reflects Disproportionate Rates of Poverty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Ultimately, 51 counties and 2 Title IV ‑E tribes opted to participate and are receiving the one ‑time state block grant dollars. To participate, DSS required counties to prepare CPPs for approval by DSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - The funds may be used for physical wellness activities and goods that promote a healthy lifestyle (suc h as sports club fees and gym memberships, bicycles, and related safety equipment) as well as for strengths-developing activities (such as music lessons, art lessons, and therapeutic summer camps).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Specifically, they helped to better align the cost of th e programs with counties available revenue and better matched counties ’ costs with their level of programmatic control. For more information on 1991 realignment please see our analysis titled: Rethinking the 1991 Realignment .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166