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Welfare to Work Division
The Welfare-to-Work (WTW) Division provides policy oversight of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program (CalWORKs), California's version of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and other programs such as Food Assistance, Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP), Fraud, Automation, Child Care, Refugees, and Tribal TANF programs.
Cash Assistance (CalWORKs)
CalWORKs provides eligible needy families with time-limited cash assistance grants and welfare-to-work services.
Food Assistance
The CalFresh Program (formerly Food Stamp Program) helps to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and individuals by providing them a means to meet their nutritional needs. CalFresh benefits can be accessed using the EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card.
- Apply for CalFresh Benefits online.
Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP)
EFAP provides United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodities to a network of food banks for distribution to eligible individuals and households within their service area.
Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP)
The Refugee Resettlement Program assists the refugee populations to adjust socially and attain the skills needed for finding employment and becoming self-sufficient as quickly as possible.
Reporting Fraud
If you suspect someone is committing fraud with their CalWORKs or EBT card, the Fraud Bureau can help.
Tribal TANF
The Tribal TANF Program assists California Indian Tribes by providing the funding, tools, and resources necessary for Tribes or Consortium to administer their own Tribal TANF Program.
WTW Division Featured Links
Cash Assistance (CalWORKs)
- Assembly Bill (AB) 1808 - Publications and Data Master Plan
- California’s Revised Work Verification Plan (Effective October 1, 2008)
- CalWORKs Maximum Aid Payment Levels
- Demonstrations/Pilot Projects
- Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) - Deactivation of ATMs
- Getting Welfare to Work Services
- TANF State Plan
Reports to the Legislature
- Assembly Bill (AB) 1078 Report to the Legislature on the Earned Income Tax Credit (June 2009)
- CalWORKs Data Master Plan (April 2007)
- CalWORKs Options Report to the Legislature
- Client Sanctions Under the CalWORKs Program: FINAL REPORT
- Report to the Legislature: CalWORKs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ( March 2003)
- Senate Bill (SB) 84 Final Report to the Legislature on AB 1808 County Plan Addendum Strategies for Increasing the Work Participation Rate
- Senate Bill (SB) 84 Written Update to the Legislature on AB 1808 County Plan Addendum for Increasing the Work Participation Rate
County Information
CDSS Resources
- CDSS Letters and Notices (Includes All County Letters, All County Information Notices, and County Fiscal Letters)
- Electronic Online Regulations
- Notice of Action Documents
- Online Forms and Publications
- Program Statistics/Data