The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Qualifying situations include, but are not limited to, homelessness or imminent risk of homelessness; unsafe conditions due to domestic violence; and untreated or undertreated behavioral needs, such as mental health or substance abuse ‑related needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - BFH was established in 2016 to: reduce the number of families in the child welfare system experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness; to increase family reunification; and to prevent foster care placement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Statute also specifies that certain circumstances in and of themselves do not amount to abuse or neglect: Homelessness or the lack of an emergency shelter for the family. The failure of the child ’s parent or alleged parent to seek court orders for custody of the child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897