| State benefits refer to any regular long-term | | | | $2,001 |
| payment from a government. This may be in the | | | | |
| form of state pension, benefits for low | | | | • With current bank balance under |
| income, children, careers, incapacity or | | | | $3,001 who share their household with a |
| sickness. | | | | person age 60 and over or with a person with |
| | | | disability. |
| Almost all states provide state benefits to | | | | |
| its citizen. This is given to provide | | | | California Head Start |
| assistance to disabled and less fortunate. | | | | |
| | | | This is a national program administered by |
| In California alone, an approximate of a | | | | the Head Start Bureau within the |
| thousand laws was enacted to provide state | | | | administration of Children, Youth and |
| benefits to its citizen. The following are | | | | Families, Administration for Children and |
| some of it: | | | | Families, and Department of Health Human |
| | | | Services. This provides developmental |
| California CalWORKs | | | | comprehensive services to children from birth |
| | | | up to entry in the elementary school. This |
| This is a welfare program that gives cash aid | | | | program is designed to address developmental |
| and services to eligible needy California | | | | goals for children, employment and |
| families. The program serves all 58 counties | | | | self-sufficiency goals for adults, and |
| in the state. This is operated locally by | | | | support parents in their works and child |
| county welfare departments. The family that | | | | caring roles. |
| applies and qualifies under this law receives | | | | |
| on going assistance each month to help pay | | | | Requirements for this Law |
| for housing, food and other necessary | | | | |
| expenses. | | | | To qualify for this law, you must be: |
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| Requirements under this Law | | | | • Resident citizen of the State of |
| | | | California |
| To qualify for this benefit program, you must | | | | |
| be: | | | | • A parent or primary caregiver |
| | | | responsible for a child who is too young for |
| • Resident of the State of California | | | | public school |
| | | | |
| • Pregnant or responsible for a child | | | | • Household annual income before taxes |
| under 19 years old | | | | must not exceed $10,400 if you have one |
| | | | person in the household |
| • US national | | | | |
| | | | California Healthy Families |
| • Citizen | | | | |
| | | | This law is a low cost insurance for |
| • Legal alien | | | | California children and teens. It provides |
| | | | health, dental and vision coverage to |
| • Permanent resident | | | | children who do not have insurance and do not |
| | | | qualify free Medi-cal. |
| • Low or very low income | | | | |
| | | | Requirements under this Law |
| • Underemployed | | | | |
| | | | In order to qualify under this law, you must |
| • Unemployed or about to become | | | | be: |
| unemployed | | | | |
| | | | • Resident of the State of California |
| Needy families may apply for this benefit at | | | | |
| any office located in any county where they | | | | • Under 19 years old |
| live. | | | | |
| | | | • Not covered by health insurance |
| California Food Stamp Program | | | | |
| | | | • US national |
| California Food Stamps is a federally funded | | | | |
| program that helps people buys the food they | | | | • Citizen |
| need for good health. Food stamps are only | | | | |
| part of their food budget; they must spend | | | | • Legal alien |
| some of their own cash to buy food enough for | | | | |
| a month. | | | | • Permanent resident |
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| Requirements to qualify under this Law | | | | • With annual household income before |
| | | | taxes of less than $26,000 |
| In order to qualify under this law you must | | | | |
| be a resident of the state of California and | | | | For further information about state benefits |
| must fall into one of these two groups: | | | | in California, log on to our website and |
| | | | schedule a consultation with our expert Los |
| • With current bank balance under | | | | Angeles Social Security attorneys. |