CalWORKs | Welfare Resources
- CalWORKs | Welfare Tips and Fact Sheets
- CalWORKs | Welfare Slideshow Presentations
- Other CalWORKs | Welfare Resources
CalWORKs | Welfare Tips and Fact Sheets
The following welfare tips and fact sheets were written by Jodie Berger of Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC). All are in PDF format.
- But It’s Unfair! Tips on Overpayments
- Cal-Learn Teen Parents’ Program: Your Rights
- CalWORKs Childcare: Getting Help Paying for Your Child Care
- CalWORKs Education and the New TANF Law
- CalWORKs: How Much Should I Get? (Region 1)
- CalWORKs: How Much Should I Get? (Region 2)
- CalWORKs: New Welfare to Work Exemptions
- CalWORKs Special Needs Payments: Getting What You Need
- CalWORKs Students and Financial Aid
- Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
- Disability? Equal Opportunity!
- Disability Rights: Getting the Help You Deserve
- Emergency Benefits: When You Can’t Wait for Help – also available in:
- Eviction Prevention | Homeless Benefits
- Exemptions: When You Are Unable to Do Welfare to Work- also available in:
- Felony Drug Convictions and CalWORKs
- Food Stamps: How Much Should I Get?
- Getting Aid After the 60-Month Limit on CalWORKS
- Getting Education and Training – also available in:
- Getting Help in Your Language – also available in:
- Good Cause? – No Sanction!
- Learning Disabilities: Getting Appropriate CalWORKs Services
- New Welfare-to-Work Rules
- Quarterly Reporting: How to Report – also available in:
- Representing Yourself at Hearing: Tips to Succeed
- Restricted Accounts: CalWORKs & Food Stamps
- Sanctions: Avoiding and Ending CalWORKs Sanctions
- Self-Initiated Programs: Getting Education Through CalWORKs – also available in:
- State Fair Hearings: Challenging the County
- Support Services: Getting What You Need in Welfare to Work
- Teens and Welfare: Getting Help for Yourself
- Understanding Your Notices
- Welfare-to-Work Flow Chart
- Welfare-to-Work: How It Works
- Welfare-to-Work Plans: Know Your Rights – also available in:
- What Else Should I Know about How to Calculate My Grant?
CalWORKs | Welfare Slideshow Presentations
The following are CalWORKs and other welfare training presentations prepared by Jodie Berger of Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) and, as indicated, by Nu Usaha of the Western Center on Law and Poverty (WCLP). Most are in PDF format; as indicated, a few are designed for viewing in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE).
- ACL 04-41: New CalWORKs Work Requirements (October 2004) – 26 slides covering all the recent changes (for viewing in IE).
- CalWORKs Disability Provisions (June 30, 2003) – abridged 68-slide version of the above, focusing only on CalWORKs program.
- CalWORKs Students Rights and Issues (October 2004) – developed for the 2004 EOPS/CARE Statewide Conference, 58-slide, power-packed presentation by The Incredibles, namely, Jodie Berger (LSNC) and Nu Usaha (WCLP) (for viewing in IE).
- Disability Accommodations in CalWORKs (Pathways to Justice Conference: May 30, 2002) (29 slides).
- Disability-related Provisions: CalWORKs, GA and Food Stamps (June 30, 2003) – the whole enchilada: killer 80-slide presentation covering all three welfare programs.
- Ending Improper Limits on Education and Training: A Review of All County Letter 02-03 (May 10, 2002) (20 slides).
- General Assistance | Food Stamp Disability Provisions (June 30, 2003) – ditto, 44-slide version focusing on the GA and Food Stamp programs.
- Inter County Transfers – Benefits Enrollment Learning Circle
- Learning Disabilities – An Overview of ACL 01-70 (February 2, 2003) (37 slides).
- Now What? Options After Time Limits in CalWORKs (January 14, 2003) (33 slides).
- Quarterly Reporting: The New System (updated: December 2004) – bewildered by the ever evolving quarterly reporting system? Get oriented and get with the program(s) with Jodie Berger’s newly updated PowerPoint extravaganza deconstructing the whole enchilada! It’s the mother of all welfare presentations, weighing in at a a huge (127 slides) download but worth the wait!
- What TANF Reauthorization Will Mean in California (October 31, 2006) (34 slides).
Other CalWORKs | Welfare Resources
- A Guide for Advocates on CalWORKs and Domestic Violence (January 5, 2009 Update) – written by Ariella Hyman and Minouche Kandel at Bay Area Legal Aid.
- California Budget Project
- California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative (CIWC) – includes slew of fact sheets on immigrant eligibility for various public benefit programs.
- National Immigration Law Center
- Western Center on Law and Poverty (WCLP)
- Health Resources
- Welfare Resources
- WCLP Publications – includes by-topic manuals, fact sheets, flyers and more.