Safety Net Services

CalWORKs Information

• Cal-Learn
• CalWORKs Diversion Program
• CalWORKs Exempt Non-Needy Relative Unit
• CalWORKs Overview
• CalWORKS Welfare-to-Work Services
• Linkages
• Youth Enhancement Services (YES)

California Department of Social Services

• California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)
• CalWORKs Welfare to Work Program

Employers: Welfare To Work Information

• CalWORKs Employer Services
• Employment Preparation Program (EPP)
• EDD Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

Welfare Reform History

• On August 22, 1996, President Clinton signed into law H.R. 3734 -The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
• An editorial by Don Dudley on Welfare Reform - “Counties’ Needs Must Be Considered” that appeared in The Bakersfield Californian Viewpoint section on Sunday February 2, 1997.
• TANF Re-Authorization - Changing the Welfare Rules - July 2002 229 kb

DHS News

Children's Health Initiative
(30 second Public Service Announcement)

Combating Gang Violence
  Info  Interagency referral form

Director's Newsletter - 2nd Quarter 2008

Nov. 3-30 - Hodel's Family Restaurant

Heart Gallery of America - featuring Kern Kids

Opportunities, Options, Empowerment
(30 second video clips)
English   1   2   3   Spanish   1   2   3

Safety Net Information

General Info

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