The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Policy and Other Actions Includes Legislative Intent Regarding Master Plan for Developmental Services Implementation and Reporting. In March  2025, the administration published the Master Plan for Developmental Services following several months of committee and stakeholder meetings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Policy and Other Actions Codifies the Master Plan for Developmental Services. The Governor ’s budget proposed that DDS develop a Master Plan for Developmental Services with the intent to improve the experience of individuals and families receiving developmental services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Since its inception in 2015, One California, also known as the Immigration Services Funding (ISF) program, has funded non-profit organizations to provide free services to immigrants under three broad categories: (1)  legal services, (2)  education and outreach, and (3)  legal training and technical assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

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

Mar 15, 2024 - These funds are allocated to DSS, who contracts with legal service organizations to provide these services generally free of charge. CISP serves students, staff, and faculty, as well as, immediate family members, alumni within two years of graduation, and students intending to enroll.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - For example, according to the state plan, Nurse ‑Family Partnership currently is operated (primarily by county public health departments) in 22 counties, and specially trained Master ’s level therapists offer Parent ‑Child Interaction Therapy in 40 cities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - For example, the Summer EBT Program, which is currently planned for implementation in summer 2024, provides summertime food benefits to children in households that qualify for free or reduced-price school meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Once implemented, the program will provide $40 per month in summertime food benefits to children in households that qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. The state plans to phase-in the program in summer 2024 by automatically enrolling known qualified students based on exis ting CDSS and California Department of Education records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/3

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, the SUN Bucks Program, which first implemented in summer 2024, provides summertime food benefits to children in households that qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. The Emergency Food for Families and CalFood Programs provide food commodities and funding for food banks to support C alifornians during emergencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - This post then describes aging-related budget ac tions in other state programs and departments and summarizes progress made in the 2022-23 budget to implement the policy goals and recommendations included in the Master Plan for Aging (MPA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This foundation operates the Imagination Library, which mails books free of charge to children under age five. Proposition  2 (2024) Workload. The budget provides DGS $59.5  million over 5 years (including $12.5  million in 2025-26) from the 2024 State School Facilities Fund and $356,000 ongoing from various funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/