Foster Care
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Dispositional heaing after 18th birthday and extended foster care eligibility
An amendment to AB 748 now allows for a child welfare dispositional hearing to occur for a youth who has turned 18 if the youth was a minor at a jurisdictional hearing prior to his or her 18th…
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Determination of alternative resources for foster children receiving IHSS
Minor children who are placed with approved resource families, or in a foster care setting which was required to become a resource family by December 31, 2020, are considered to be living in their own home and may…
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Federal Chafee cash payment for current and former foster youth age 18-26
Current and former foster youth who are or were nonminor dependents (NMD) eligible for Extended Foster Care (EFC) and are between the ages of 18 and 26 are eligible for a supplemental prepaid card, not contingent on opting…
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Treatment of Golden State Grant payments received by foster care benefits recipients
The Golden State Grant Payment (GSGP) provides a $600 payment to individuals who received an SSI or SSP payment in March 2021. Payments are being issued via paper checks and were sent weekly from May 24, 2021 through…
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COVID-19 end of foster care flexibilities
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance regarding the end of flexibilities in the foster care program because of COVID-19. Rate flexibility for continued funding of an emergency caregiver pending approval as a Resource Family or…
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COVID-19 extension of emergency caregiver funding and foster care rate flexibilities
Emergency caregivers with whom a child has been placed pending approval of the home as a Resource Family or Tribally Approved Home are eligible for emergency caregiver funding on behalf of the child for up to 120 days…
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CalWORKs, CalFresh, and other programs treatment of rebates, refunds and credits under American Rescue Plan Act
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 contains several tax credits and rebates, including Earned Income Tax Credit, additional child tax credits, and child and dependent tax credits. These individual rebates are excluded from consideration as income, and…
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Housing supplement to the Transitional Housing Placement for Non-minor Dependents program
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued about the new housing supplement for Transitional Housing Placement for Non-minor Dependents (THP-NMD). The Housing Supplement will be implemented in CalWIN counties beginning July 1, 2021, and September 1,…
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COVID-19 civil rights obligations
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) provides guidance to counties regarding meeting their civil rights obligations in emergency situations. Civil rights laws remain in effect when counties take emergency actions such as closing physical offices to the…