Capitol Desk delivers the latest in health care policy and politics from Sacramento and around the state. Have an idea? Let us know. The dog-and-pony-show nature of the budget subcommittee hearings ...

California's public assistance system, which includes vital programs such as CalWorks (cash assistance) and CalFresh ...

As a student-parent attending community college and working more than 20 hours a week, I have faced many challenges over the years. Still, I overcame them with the help of some valuable programs ...

Public health officials say the outbreaks of measles and whooping cough over the past year put a spotlight on the need to ensure as many children as possible get their immunizations. That effort is ...

The CalWorks (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) program is a cornerstone in the fight against poverty in California, providing comprehensive support to eligible families facing ...

The CalWORKs program, administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), plays a crucial role in supporting thousands of families across the state. Its primary aim is to provide ...

Raising twins as a working single mother became a bigger challenge for Gente Tesfai when she suffered a knee injury that required major surgery, leaving her unable to return to work. That’s when she ...

Santa Clara County honored five clients of a state assistance program and celebrated the success of those families in an awards ceremony at the county's Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

Joy Perrin had been living in a van with her two children for several months when she walked into a welfare office in 2018. She had left an abusive partner and had failed her first semester at Laney ...

CalWorks is designed to get families off welfare and back to work. Former Governor Schwarzenegger proposed eliminating the program entirely to help close California’s budget gap. Public health ...