“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
Bridging the Hunger Gap: Why California Must Support SB 411
By Heather Willoughby SUN Bucks coming off an impressive inaugural year, helped to add nearly half a billion dollars to California’s economy – serving a little over 4 million individual students in 2024, according to preliminary reports from California Department of Social Services. Now that the USDA has approved California’s plan, CDSS and the California…
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California Welfare to Work Sanctions – June 2025
Adults in a CalWORKs assistant unit are required to participate in Welfare to Work (WtW) activities. (MPP § 42-701.) When an adult fails to comply with a mandatory WtW program requirement without good cause, the county is required to check that necessary supportive services are available to the adult. Under current law (WIC § 11323.3)…
California Must Do Better for Survivors, AB969 is a Lifeline
by Tracee Michelle Porter Update: On September 11, 2025, AB 969 passed the Senate floor with a unanimous 40-0 vote, The bill was enrolled on September 12, 2025, which means the final version approved by both houses is being prepared and sent to Governor Newsom for his signature. Survivors of domestic and gender-based violence are often forced…
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