Errata to correct heading and total on a chart. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Foster Care
ACIN I-25-12: 2010-11 Title XX Social Services Block Grant Post-Expenditure Report (5/4/12)
Notice that this report, summarizing Title XX expenditures (child welfare, child care, community licensing, etc), program responsibilities, and the populations served, is to be provided, upon request, to any interested public agency that may wish to provide its comments to Congress. [Download]
ACIN I-22-12: CalFresh For Foster Youth (5/1/12)
A reminder of the importance of connecting youth leaving foster care with CalFresh benefits. Although ACL 09-25 got the uptake rate from less than 5% to 22%, there is obviously room for improvement. Despite legal obligations to maximize aid, the letter suggests the “development of a collaborative process involving both CalFresh and Child Welfare Services staff.” [Download]
ACIN I-16-12: California’s Child And Family Services Review Five-Year Schedule (5/3/12)
The review process started in 2004, to strengthen the accountability system used to monitor and assess the quality of services provided on behalf of maltreated children. The 5 year cycle replaces the prior triennial review. This shift was seen as more conforming with the federal review changes that are in the works, and to use the peer review activity as part of the county’s assessment process (and eliminate a standalone report). The ACIN discusses various other components and changes in these processes. [Download]
ACIN I-11-11E2: Errata To The Chafee ETV Certification Form Attachment – Chafee Education Training Voucher (ETV) Program Eligibility Verification Process (4/5/12)
Correction of age covered (16-18 instead of 16-19), and new fax number/email address. [Download]
ACL 12-13: Relative And Nonrelative Extended Family Member Assessment/Approval; Revised And New SOC Forms For Nonminor Dependent Placement (3/27/12)
This letter conveys instructions regarding the forms used for the assessment of a prospective or existing relative or nonrelative extended family member (NREFM) caregivers for the new extended foster care program. (That program allows a foster youth over age 18 and up to age 20 to receive foster care benefits and services.) [Download]