California Department of Social Services Archives

California Unveils $25 Million In Guaranteed Income Grants

November 22, 2022 4:34 pm

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced on Monday that they would be giving more than $25 million worth of grants to guaranteed income projects across the state, with the amount given to affect around 1,975 people in the...

San Diego Non-Profit Helping Sex-Trafficking Victims Wins Fight for New Home

February 8, 2021 2:08 amFebruary 7, 2021 7:24 pm

Sex trafficking is the fastest-growing illegal enterprise in California. The San Diego County District Attorney‘s office reports that in San Diego County alone there are an estimated 12,000 sex trafficking victims and survivors, with the average age of only 15....

Foster Care Age Extension Bill Unanimously Passed By Senate Committee

May 20, 2020 2:59 pm

On Tuesday, the Senate Human Services Committee unanimously voted in favor of a bill that extends foster care from the current limit of until age 21 to until age 26. A temporary age extension during the coronavirus pandemic Senate Bill...

Undocumented Immigrants Crash State Coronavirus Relief Website

May 19, 2020 5:34 pm

On Monday, thousands of undocumented immigrants crashed the California Department of Social Services website for several hours as they attempted to sign up for the state’s special ‘Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants’ stimulus payment. An increasing demand for stimulus money...

CalFresh Benefits Would be Simplified for Senior Citizens Under New Bill

February 10, 2020 2:55 pmFebruary 10, 2020 2:55 pm

A new bill introduced to the California Senate with the goal of simplifying the CalFresh application process for senior citizens and to generally remove barriers stopping seniors who qualify from applying was referred to to Senate Health and Human Services...

Foster Care Would be Extended to the Age of 25 Under New Senate Bill

February 7, 2020 6:47 am

A new bill was introduced into the Senate this week extending the current age limit for foster care support and services from 21 to 25. A “hefty price tag” Senate Bill 912, authored by Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose), currently...

‘Right to Housing’ Bill Killed in Assembly Appropriations Committee

January 24, 2020 10:15 pm

A ‘right to housing’ bill that would have required guaranteed shelter for children and families died in Committee on Thursday, shocking many lawmakers who had seen it as almost guaranteed to be passed. California and ‘right to shelter’ Assembly Bill...