Bad news for earthquake displaced Haitians: The feds clarified that Office of Refugee Resettlement can be provided only to Haitians who are: parole status as a Haitian Entrants, paroled into the U.S. and has not acquired any other status; subject to removal, deportation, or removal proceedings but does not have a final, non-appealable order; has an application for asylum pending. Thus, although many Haitians got Temporary Protected Status, and may have work authorization, they are not eligible for ORR services. Nor are they eligible for food stamps. CDSS will issue information on CalWORKs eligibility later. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACL 10-10: CalWORKs And Food Stamp Quarterly Reporting Q&A’s (3/26/10)
ACIN I-27-10: County Reimbursements For Services To Repatriated Citizens (4/8/10)
Changes to the reimbursement process for the Individual Repatriation Program. CDSS no longer gets them, they go directly to the feds. [Download]
ACIN I-22-10: CalWORKs: Revised CW 2166 Work Pays Notice (4/6/10
New info on the “Work Pays” notice: The calculations have been updated using the current California minimum wage and new Maximum Aid Payment levels. The “job retention services section” was revised to clarify the period that those services are available after leaving CalWORKs. The EITC section has been expanded to include information on Advance EITC, receiving the EITC for prior tax years, and locating free help in filing a return. The reference to the “18 and 24-Month Time Limits” deleted. [Download]
ACIN I-05-10: Specialized Care Rate Program (4/6/10)
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding Specialized Care Rates (SCR) and the SCR System/Program. [Download]
ACL 10-17: Tribal Customary Adoption (3/24/10)
A teaser summary of information on AB 1325 — the implementing instructions will be out in June 2010. Effective July 1, 2010, state law will allow “tribal customary adoption” as a permanency option for a juvenile court dependents who are eligible under the Indian Child Welfare Act. It defines tribal customary adoption as an adoption which occurs under the customs, laws or traditions of child’s tribe. Termination of parental rights is not required to effect the tribal customary adoption. It will not apply to independent or intercountry adoption, an Indian child who is a probation ward or has been voluntarily relinquished to an agency by his or her parents. [Download]