Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Gender of Head of Household Disproportionate Share of CalWORKs Families Had Female Heads of Household. As shown in Figure   14 , almost 90   percent of CalWORKs heads of household were women in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Notably, however, families headed by a single mother are much more likely to be CalWORKs ‑eligible than those headed by a single father despite these families having similar poverty rates. In reviewing the data, this appears to be because families headed by single mothers are about twice as likely to report zero outside income as those headed by single fathers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

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