CalWORKS Employment Services & CalLearn

Supportive Services

CalWORKs will help clients with supportive services in order to allow them to participate in a self-sufficiency activity. Supportive services include:

• Child Care – If child care is necessary for a client to get a job or participate in other CalWORKs activities, child care payments can be made for children under 13 who are in the client’s CalWORKs case.
• Transportation – The County will pay up to a certain amount for travel to and from the self-sufficiency activity and travel to and from the child care location.
• Work or Training Related Expenses – Payments for books, tools and special clothing can also be made if it is necessary for a client to participate in assigned activities.
• Work or Training Related Expenses – Payments for books, tools and special clothing can also be made if it is necessary for a client to participate in assigned activities.

Mandatory Participation

Participation in the CalWORKs program is mandatory unless a client is exempt. Clients in one-parent households are required to participate 30 hours per week with no child less than six years of age or 20 hours per week with a child less than six years old. Clients in two-parent households must participate 35 hours per week. A client’s cash grant will be lowered if he or she refuses or fails to meet program requirements without a good reason. If a client is sanctioned, the participant will need to meet program requirements prior to having their sanction removed.
Exemption Criteria

Clients may be eligible for an exemption if they:

• Are under 16 years of age or 60 years or older.
• Are 16, 17, or 18 years old and go to school (not college) full time.
• Are pregnant and a doctor states they cannot work or participate in CalWORKs.
• Have a disability that is expected to last at least 30 days that would keep them from participating in CalWORKs and they are getting or trying to get medical help.
• Are a non-parent relative caring for a child who is a dependent of the court or a child at risk of placement in foster care.
• Must stay home to take care of another member of the household who is ill or incapacitated.
• Are a parent or caretaker relative of a child 6 months or younger and are providing care for that child. A parent who has previously used the 6 month exemption, will only qualify for a 3 month exemption for subsequent child up to the child turning 3 months of age.

Are a parent or caretaker of a child from birth through 23 months of age. This Young Child Exemption (YCE) is a one-time only exemption.

Applying for CalWORKs

CalWORKs Clients are referred to the CalWORKs Employment Services program by their Eligibility Worker. A CalWORKs cash aid recipient who is exempt from participation in CalWORKs can volunteer to participate in the program.

Contact Information:

Calaveras Health and Human Services Agency
CalWORKs
509 East St. Charles Street,
San Andreas, CA  95249

Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Phone (209) 754-6448