Re: CalWorks making you work when sick

I read your comment, and wanted to respond to you. If you only went on aid because you could not work due to illness – you said you were in the hospital – then you should have been EXEMPTED from having to do the 32/38 hours . (in LA COUNTY it is 32/35 hours […]

The Stimulus jobs

You’ve heard about this on the news but what is it?! Basically, the “we are going to create jobs” idea means that very low income people who are receiving public aid are going to be placed into employemt (starting at $10.00 an hour) and the counties will be providing the pay check. In this way, […]

Welfare isn’t just for women

WelFARE MOM? What about the DADS and Grandparents? Don’t be sexist and narrow minded.

North Hollywood: Shame!

6601 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA :above Victory, near the Kiddie Day Care and in between Jack In the Box and Seven Eleven, across from the strip club, The Lair (BDSM club), and a car wash: is the now abandoned Coco’s where physical trash collects and overflows. It’s gross! I went to pick up garbage […]

Child care and the CCRC

notices went out that CCRC may not be able to pay for child care starting July 1, 2009. According to my source – everything will continue as normal except that payments will be delayed until there is funding in the programs.

Fighting budget cuts to the poor

From the newspapers: Another demonstrator, David Mathland, said he was there to urge the governor not to cut the CalWORKS program which will benefit about 40,000 people in Los Angeles County. Statewide, there could be 120,000 people. He said there are many other ways to balance the budget, but to cut service is not a […]

California Welfare in the news

On Tuesday, a legislative budget committee in Sacramento rejected the governor’s plan to eliminate CalWorks, proposing instead to cut it by $270 million. Those cuts include $175 million in reductions to child-care and employment services.

Welfare – what is it good for?

Welfare is needed, and not just bt the needy

No More California Welfare?

CA Gov plans to increase homelessness and harm children by eliminating CalWorks.

LAHSA to get contract

From the Board of Supervisors adgenda on June 2: Recommendation: Award and instruct the Chairman to sign a sole-source contract with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority for the provision of emergency shelter services to homeless CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work participants at a three-year cost of $8,684,244, effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012, fully funded […]