“The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”
– T.M. Kennedy
Training
CCWRO will provide individual office training free of charge upon request and based upon availability of time. Please contact CCWRO if your office wants training in any aspect of public assistance.
Information Services
Publications: Public Assistance Table, New Welfare News Bulletin. We will provide an immediate response to questions from legal services programs regarding public benefit programs, laws, and regulations.
Consultation
By telephone, appointment (in person), e-mail, and mail. CCWRO staff is available for consultation Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CCWRO responds to all telephone calls/e-mails immediately, but no later than the next working day.
Representation
CCWRO provides consultation, and co-counseling on issues relating to public benefit programs, such as: Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) aka CalWORKS, Food Stamps, General Assistance, SSI, Child Care and the Welfare Employment Programs.
Latest Welfare News
The Truth About CalWORKs County Single Allocation
CalWORKs and Employment Services are funded with a single allocation. This means counties get over a billion dollars to use for CalWORKs related programs. In truth, this is really a “block grant program” that is given to the 58 counties to hire eligibility workers, fraud investigators and other staff. It is essentially a Paul Ryan…
CalWORKs Application Rampant Denials
During November 2023, 67% of all CalWORKs applications processed by California’s antiquated county administration system were denied. One may wonder why that is. Why would 67% of the applications be denied? California has 58 counties. They each have their unique so-called “county business practices”. These business practices generally result in creating major barriers to qualifying…
Johnson v. Grants Pass at Oral Argument in the Supreme Court
By Andrew Chen, Homeless PreventionStaff Attorney CCWRO Recently the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Johnson v. Grants Pass, the case that has dominated this space and hung over the heads of unhoused persons and their advocates for months. The question: can government criminalize sleeping outside when homeless folks have nowhere else to go? The…
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