Just confirming: no Social Security COLA, so no impact on CalWORKs or Food Stamps. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-90-09: Title XX Social Services Block Grant Pre-Expenditure Report (12/16/09)
You can weigh in! This Notice attaches a report that summarizes Title XX expenditures, program responsibilities, and the population served. (These are Child welfare services, Foster Care, Community Care Licensing, Deaf Access, CalWORKs Child Care Program, CDE Child Care Programs, and DDS Regional Center Programs. It gets submitted to the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Comments due by December 31, 2009. [Download]
All County Welfare Directors Letter (12/2/09): Child Welfare Services (CWS) External Systems
This letter provides counties with the results of the survey analysis performed by the CDSS regarding CWS external systems for the purpose of augmenting functionality. In addition, this letter outlines the decisions and scope in regard to conversion and decommissioning of the CWS external systems. [Download]
ACIN I-87-09: Request For County IHSS Provider Appeals Contact Information (12/8/09)
A request that each county designate two contact persons for the new IHSS Provider Enrollment Appeals Unit (PEAU). [Download]
ACL 09-79: Annual Civil Rights Plans (12/10/09)
A change in the civil rights annual plan review and approval process. Beginning 1/1/2010, counties must submit a full Plan two months prior to their on-site civil rights compliance review. Counties must report any significant
changes after submission, within 30 days of the change. Counties remain responsible for on-going duties, such as estimating population changes in order to have sufficient interpretation staff. [Download]
ACIN I-85-09: Q & As About The Changes To The ABAWD Work Requirement As A Result Of ARRA 2009 (12/14/09)
The ARRA suspends the ABAWD work requirement from 4/1/09 through 9/30/09, so counties should have (already) restored food stamps to otherwise eligible ABAWDs who were part of an ongoing food stamp household, but were sanctioned for not meeting the work requirements. In addition, an ABAWD in a closed case previously discontinued an ABAWD work failure can reapply for aid. And, out with the old, in with the new: The ABAWD calendars are erased, and start anew 10/2010, when the ARRA provisions phase out. [Download]