Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - For adults, have not exceeded state and federal lifetime aid limits. c a Pregnant women can also be eligible. b The CalWORKs asset limits are generally higher for families with individuals who are age 60 or older or disabled. c Both the CalWORKs and federal TANF aid limits are 60 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Black and Native American Children Significantly Overrepresented Black and Native American Children Disproportionately Experience Foster Care Placement. The proportions of Black and Native American youth in foster care are around four times larger than the proportions of Black and Native American youth in California overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - In addition to rejecting this cap on overtime, as part of the final budget package, the Legislature adopted budget-related legislation that states t hat any hours worked that exceed 40 hours in a workweek will continue to be paid overtime rates even in the event that the federal government makes a future decision to no longer require overtime, or pay a share of the cost of overtime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - For example, a number of California counties have “cultural broker ” programs, which are community ‑led initiatives that work with Black families who have an open child welfare case (or are at risk of child welfare system intervention).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - In California, Black and Native American youth in particular are overrepresented in the foster care system relative to their respective shares of the state ’s youth population. As illustrated in Figure  2 , the proportion of Black and Native American youth in foster care is around four times larger than their proportion of the population in California overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - Stakeholders have raised concerns that the relatively limited list of allowable activities may not be effective for all communities, particularly Black, Native American, and Hispanic communities that are disproportionately represented in the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - In 2024-25, C FAP provided $135  million in food assistance to about 63,000 people, for an average benefit of about $180 per person. Subject to Appropriation, CFAP to Be Expanded to Additional Income-Eligible Noncitizens.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - For example, a family containing both Black and white members cannot accurately be assigned by the survey to a single racial characteristic. Such characteristics, thus, can only accurately describe individuals, rather than families as a whole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Does not include funding for oral notice of work rules. b Less than $500,000. c Estimated H.R. 1 administrative impacts related to the ABAWD work requirement, noncitizen eligibility change, and SUAS restriction already reflect the increased state and county share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149