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California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Program (CalWORKs) Takes A Multipronged Approach to Helping Families Find New Futures C alWORKs provides essential financial support and services to low-income families with children. Along with CalFresh and Medi-Cal, the CalWORKs program ensures clients have access to education, through improved coordination with Welfare-to-Work and Children’s Services. Self-service options such as interactive voice response and the online portal BenefitsCAL made it easier for families to access services.

employment and training, subsidized childcare, transportation assistance, work experience, and counseling to help families achieve stability and self sufficiency. In Fiscal Year 23/24, CalWORKs and First 5 Riverside County enhanced their collaboration on the Home Visiting Program (HVP). The program offers parenting support to improve health and development outcomes. CalWORKs strengthened its Linkages initiative

Our holistic approach to supporting families is achieved through strong community partnerships. Collaborations with Community Action Partnership (CAP) on programs like Tech for Success, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP), along with Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS), and Riverside University Heath Systems (RUHS), promote better outcomes and ensure comprehensive support for thousands of Riverside County families and their children.