A convenient list of the new changes to foster care, adoption and more. Expect implementing regulations in the future. Includes release of sibling names after adoption, benefits issuance to emergency placements with relatives, and more. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-98-06: Accessing Local Apprenticeship Programs (12/27/06)
Apprenticeships can lead to high paying jobs, but have been underutilized by the CalWORKs welfare to work program. This ACIN explains the value of apprenticeships and provides information on how to access them. [Download]
ACIN I-100-06: State Minimum Wage Increase And The Fair Labor Standards Act Minimum Wage Requirements (12/29/06)
No, this is not “deja vu all over again.” This ACIN is for the CalWORKs program, tag teaming with the Food Stamp ACIN I-99-06. It provides an explanation on how to calculate the unpaid work experience and community service hours for CalWORKs welfare to work participants. [Download]
ACIN I-99-06: State Minimum Wage Increase And Food Stamp Employment And Training (FSET) Participation Requirements (12/29/06)
A reminder to counties to adjust the required FSET participation in unpaid work activities to reflect the higher minimum wage, effective 1/1/07. (The grant divided by minimum wage results in the maximum assignable hours.) [Download]
ACL 06-60: Eligibility For Aid and Services for Non-Citizen Victims Of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, And Other Serious Crimes (12/21/06)
This letter transmits the provisions implementing a new state program to assist victims of Trafficking, DV and other serious crimes. The program is effective January 1, 207, and is implemented via this ACL, pending emergency regulations. The new program covers those seeing “T” visas and “U” visas, who are not yet eligible for federal benefits. Affected persons (adults and minors) can receive social services equivalent to those available to refugees, including (but not limited to): Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), California Food Assistance Program (CFAP), CalWORKs, CAPI, IHSS, and Employment Social Services. Self-certification plus one other document demonstrating the trafficking, DV or other serious crime suffices. If the person has no other document, self-certification alone is sufficient if the agency finds the statement credible. The individual must also be pursuing the appropriate via with USCIS. [Download]
ACIN I-96-06: Q & A on Food Stamp Simplification Options (12/26/06)
Find the answers to those pressing Food Stamp questions. Topics include changes to the Utility allowances, and obligated child support payments. Good things such as applying the child support deduction first to unearned income (vs. earned). The ACIN also includes revised budget worksheets to deal with the child support changes. [Download]