California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Census and in state data sources, namely: white, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native (or Native American), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino, and other.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Race/Ethnicity Most CalWORKs Heads of Household Were Hispanic, White, or Black. As shown in Figure   12 , about half of CalWORKs heads of household were Hispanic in 2022. About 22  percent were white and 20  percent were Black.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

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 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - IS = information security; BCP = budget change proposal; TF = total funds; GF = General Fund; OF = other funds; and CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency. Figure 2 Governor ’s 2024 ‑25 Budget IT Project Proposals a (In Millions) 7100 ‑222,  7100 ‑236,  7100 ‑237 Proposed (7100 ‑222, 7100 ‑237); Approved  (7100 ‑236) $326.8 Public Works IT System Enhancements 7350
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Around 20 counties —particularly those with significant Black, Native American, and Hispanic/Latino populations —describe in their CPPs that they are currently implementing programs that aim to serve specific communities using culturally informed, strengths ‑based, and linguistically relevant approaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - “Rising Morbidity and Mortality in Midlife Among White Non ‑Hispanic Americans in the 21st Century. ” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(49):15078 ‑15083. Fowle, Matthew and Giselle Routhier (2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The  2022 ‑23 budget package included $20  million General Fund over two years for grants to enable preschool programs to include more children with exceptional needs. The Governor proposes delaying the implementation of this two ‑year program until 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

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

Feb 22, 2022 - 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 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/4558

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