#welfareworker

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Ah yes. There was a fight in our parking lot, so our SECURITY GUARD films it and posts it on YouTube.

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...Causes users and clients alike to bang their head in frustration at least 20 times per day.

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I wouldn't work for the welfare department if I didn't demolish a small forest each time paperwork needs to be signed.

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AB 1579 - Healthy Babies Act (California)

New Law Will Help Facilitate Financial Independence for Pregnant Women

In a hugely positive development for pregnant women – especially victims of domestic violence – on September 26, 2014 Governor Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1579, known as the Healthy Babies Act.

The Act allows pregnant women to obtain CalWORKs benefits as early as the second trimester of pregnancy. CalWORKs provides income and employment opportunities which help keep pregnant women financially independent. Currently, CalWORKs assistance is not available until the third trimester of pregnancy.

Early access to assistance can help mitigate financial pressures and ensure better health outcomes for pregnant women and their infants. In fact, domestic violence is the most common health problem among pregnant women – one in six report physical or sexual abuse during pregnancy.

CalWORKs is a lifeline to safety for abuse survivors. According to the California Institute of Mental Health, eighteen percent of CalWORKs applicants apply for CalWORKs to escape abuse. Allowing pregnant women access to this resource earlier in their pregnancies will help low-income survivors of violence and their children remain independent, healthy and safe.

The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center co-sponsored the Healthy Babies Act.

Full Bill here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1579&search_keywords

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I believe this is effective 7/1/15. This does not effect the current time on aid limit of 48 months (60 Federal).

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Medi-Cal Managed Care

@askawelfarecaseworker, you’ve worked for different counties and even states right? 

Have you experienced the different types of managed care delivery services for medi-cal/aid? I’m curious if you had an opinion on what seemed to be more efficient for clients.

(Fact sheet here: http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Documents/MMCDModelFactSheet.pdf if anyone else reading is curious) 

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I don’t mind disclosing tidbits of my life with clients. At this point, I’m visibly pregnant so that’s often a topic of conversation. 

But asking what year I graduated because you saw on my facebook page we went to the same high school makes me a tad uncomfortable.

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MUST.IGNORE.INCORRECT.FACEBOOK.INFORMATION.

Arrrghghghghahg.

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Park Passes

Reminder that in California there are several discount passes to get into State Parks. I have signed many Golden Bear Passes for my eligible clients (Receiving SSI or CalWORKS/TANF).

For $5, you can gain entry into most California State Parks. 

More info: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=27241