The long awaited for clarifying letter on indigent sponsor deeming in CalFresh. FNS clarified that California’s policy was not correct, and the letter rescinds it. Counties cannot request verification of income from the sponsor prior to making the indigency determination, based on income actually received. If the immigrant reports receiving income from the sponsor, but the sponsor won’t verify it, the county is to accept an affidavit. Reviews “opting out” and how to treat immigrants who choose not to apply for themselves, and that there is never deeming to children (and other deeming limits. Counties, when taking action on cases, or at recertification, are to reviews sponsored noncitizens cases to see if they were inappropriately denied an indigent exemption. If so, the county should issue corrective benefits. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACIN I-05-11: Father Engagement Strategies (1/11/11)
Info on CDSS strategies for “Father engagement,” specifically within the child welfare system. Targeted inclusion of fathers, from prevention and early intervention, through assessment and planning, to the provision of services, to help strengthen families. DSS did a study is called “Supporting Father Involvement” (SFI), and is now disseminating the SFI results, and supporting the design and implementation of plans to assist public child welfare agencies with enhancing their efforts to involve fathers. [Download]
ACIN I-01-11: CDSS Fraud Bureau – New Contact Information (1/6/11)
New address, phone numbers and staff roster for the Fraud folks. [Download]
ACL 11-03: FY) 2010/11 Allocation Of Funds For The Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP) And Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus) (1/7/11)
The latest in THPP and THP-Plus allocations, includes the funding reductions to both these programs due to the reduction in Child Welfare Services Program. [Download]
ACL 10-66: Moratorium On The Acceptance And Processing Of Group Home Rates Applications (12/24/10)
Notice to “all interested parties” as well as counties that starting October 19, 2010, there is a 12-month moratorium on applications for Foster Care group home rate applications for any of the following: a new program; a new provider; a program change, such as a rate classification level increase; a program capacity increase; and a program reinstatement. CDSS may grant an exception to the moratorium on a case-by-case basis. [Download]
ACL 10-63: Child Welfare Services (CWS) Disaster Response Plan Update (12/28/10)
A reminder to counties to update and submit their Disaster Plans. The plans must include how a to continue to provide services to current dependents/wards; how to serve new cases; how to deal with disrupted worker communications, preserving records, and coordinating services and sharing information with other states. [Download]