Social Services
CalFresh
Formerly called food stamps, CalFresh provides eligible households with an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card that works just like a debit card and can be used at most grocery stores and farmers markets to ensure access to healthy foods.
CalWORKs
CalWORKs provides temporary financial assistance and employment focused services to families with minor children who have income and property below state maximum limits for their family size.
Welfare-to-Work
Welfare-to-Work is a program within CalWORKs that assists families in becoming self-sufficient through employment.
Medi-Cal
The state Medi-Cal Program is administered through the county Department of Health and Human Services, Social Services Branch. Medi-Cal serves low-income individuals and families.
General Relief
The General Relief Program is a county-funded general assistance program for indigent county residents that offers repayable benefits.
Transportation Assistance Program
The purpose of the program is to assist individuals and families who can be better served by relocating to a destination that provides a reconnection to family or friends or with employment opportunities that will lead to self-sufficiency.
Adult Protective Services
Adult Protective Services (APS) provides protective services to elders (65 and older) and dependent adults (18-64) who are unable to protect their own interests or to care for themselves.
In-Home Supportive Services
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) is a program directed by the California Department of Social Services that provides aid to blind, aged, and disabled individuals who are unable to remain safely in their own home without the aid of a care provider.
Employment Training
Employment Training provides a comprehensive range of workforce preparation activities benefiting job seekers, laid-off workers, youth, incumbent workers, new entrants to the workforce, and employers.
Foster Parent Recruitment
Foster parents are people like you who believe that children are worthy of their best efforts - every day. Learn more about becoming a foster parent.
Social Services Locations
Find out where the Social Services locations are.
Eviction Prevention Program
I lost my benefits card and my case is out of lake county. I have to leave area for family emergency. Is there a way I can get a new card at the Glenn county office? And if so, where and when?