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Where the Community Goes, the Community Outreach Branch (COB) Goes! T he COB team attended 405 events and helped 539 families access food and health care during Fiscal Year 23/24. COB staff promoted two historic changes in Medi-Cal, the elimination of the asset requirement, and

expansion of full scope Medi-Cal benefits to adults 50 and over, regardless of immigration status. As a result, 38 Medi-Cal applications were received within a four-hour presentation and outreach at the Training Occupational Development Educating Communities (TODEC) event. In addition, COB’s two mobile units, equipped with EBT printers and Internet access, served as a mobile broadband access center during power/internet outages to DPSS district offices to continue operations without impact to customers. COB issued a total of 215 EBT cards to seniors, parolees, and individuals without permanent housing, college students and families!