Service Name: CALWORKS

Organization Name: MONTEREY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (MCDSS), COMMUNITY BENEFITS (CB)

Location

Location Name: SEASIDE OFFICE

  • Accessibility: Fully accessible to individuals using mobility aids, designated accessible parking spaces
  • Physical Address: 1281 Broadway Avenue, Seaside, CA, 93955
  • Mailing Address: 1281 Broadway Avenue, Seaside, CA, 93955
  • Description: Provides temporary cash assistance and support services for income eligible families with children. Issues Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards with a monthly credit. Requires eligible adult recipients to participate in welfare to work employment services. Offers work preparedness, job development training, and support to address barriers to employment. CalWORKs recipients are automatically eligible to Medi-Cal and may qualify for CalFresh. CalWORKs is the state version of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
  • Website: http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-i-z/social-services/community-benefits
  • Phone(s): (831) 755-4867, (866) 323-1953, (877) 410-8823, www.benefitscal.org
  • Hours: Mon 8am - 5pm; Tue 8am - 5pm; Wed 8am - 5pm; Thu 8am - 5pm; Fri 8am - 5pm;
  • Eligibility: California residents including income eligible pregnant women and families with children (birth-18 years) with absence, disability, or death of either parent or both parents are in the home, but principal earner is unemployed
  • Requirements: Social Security Number, photo identification, proof of income
  • Areas Served:
    • Monterey United States
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