CalWORKs Active Caseload

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CalWORKs provides qualifying families and expectant mothers with a variety of temporary assistance, such as employment, housing, and education services.

The California Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program (CalWORKS) is the state’s county-administered version of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. CalWORKS provides cash aid and social services to low-income families with children. Household heads receive financial aid and services such as:

  • Job search and preparation
  • Vocational assessment
  • Subsidized employment
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) advocacy
  • Housing support
  • Behavioral health services
  • Subsidized child care
  • Transportation assistance

CalWORKs families also receive CalFresh and Medi-Cal. Once a parent obtains employment and no longer qualifies for financial aid, CalWORKs can still provide post-employment services to help with job retention and further job skill development. Additionally, CalWORKs continues to provide financial assistance to children whose parents’ income off of the program does not achieve self-sufficiency.

Visit the Human Services Agency's website to apply for CalWORKs benefits and learn about the program.

ACTIVE CASELOADS

How Performance is Measured

This measure represents the number of CalWORKs cases that have received cash assistance (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) during the month for which the data is reported. The data source is California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Information Network (CalWIN), an administrative database used in 18 California counties.

The monthly numbers presented here are point-in-time counts of the active caseload for each program.

The number displayed on the scorecard page represents a fiscal year average of CalWORKS active cases shown in the chart above. 

Additional Information

Visit the Human Services Agency's website to apply for CalWORKs benefits and learn about the program.

Data

Please visit DataSF for the scorecard data.