In California the CalWORKS clients must turn in a QR7 every 3 months. It used to be a monthly requirement to list everyone in your home and if there have been any changes or income. Currently recipients must do this 4 times a year. AB 1642 would change this to TWICE A YEAR. PROs and […]
Read More AB 1642 – Welfare 6 month reportingChange of focus for a minute to the other side of the desk. Mine. CNNMoney.com headline depicts social work and several related careers as “stressful jobs that pay badly.” When done right, social work is a dirty and messy job working with people in crisis and helping them to rearrange their lives. So, of course I […]
Read More Fragile:Like the urchins under Christmas Present’s coat – hunger walked into my office today. He is three years old and has never known a home of his own – never known stability or had his own bed. His infancy was spent in a car sear in the back of a beat up truck – t […]
Read More The face of Hunger with no Housing – Age 3A Homeless DPSS family can be seen at any office in the county.
Read More No Wrong Door PolicyAt DPSS CalWorks the HCM will help you apply for Section 8, give information on food pantries and free clothing, low income housing listings, and shelter referrals. The HCM will also be able to speak to the school district on your behalf to keep your child in school and receive school supplies, transportation and uniforms. […]
Read More What does a Homeless Case Manager do?HER: “He left me. He says I am too stupid to be worth his time and our son is going to be stupid just like me. He’s mad because if he gets a job he has to tell child support and they will take 65% of his paycheck. He says I should work because I […]
Read More He left me… Domestic Violence time extender“Making Drug Tests required to Get Welfare” It’s the new popular group I see my friends joining in my Face Book stream. Some of them have asked why I don’t join the group. Because I actually see Welfare moms and dads who have “substance abuse” issues, I think I can speak to this topic with […]
Read More Face Book Group Angry About WelfareMany welfare grants are completely repaid by the families. Politicians talk about the cost of welfare or CalWORKS as we call it in California. I have yet to hear about how the program is partially funded by child support payments from the non-custodial parent. This is from the State of California FAQ page. “Every month in […]
Read More Dismissing a $$ “Welfare Mom” mythA response to “How do you fix families (that drive you nuts)”
Read More Why homeless mothers seem manipulativeI’m pleased that someone complained (to anyone who would listen) that I pushed too hard for him to work and go to school. If he would just get one of those sky-writing planes to etch that into the clouds I would lay out in the parking lot and stare until the wind swept the message away. My job […]
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