Service Name: CALWORKS

Organization Name: LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES (DPSS)

• Description: COVID-19 update: in-person application is temporarily not available.
  
  Provides temporary financial assistance and employment-focused services to low-income families with minor children. Aided adults must participate in the Welfare-to-Work program unless exempt. There is a four-year lifetime limit for most aided adults. The amount of a family's monthly assistance payment depends on income, relationship, and the number of eligible people in the home.
• Website: http://www.dpss.lacounty.gov/en.html
• Phone(s): (866) 613-3777
• Hours: Mon 8am - 5pm; Tue 8am - 5pm; Wed 8am - 5pm; Thu 8am - 5pm; Fri 8am - 5pm;
• Eligibility: Applicants must
  -live in California and plan to stay
  -be a United States citizen or immigrant who has been given permission to live in the United States
  -have an eligible child(ren) or currently pregnant
  -have less than $10,000 in cash, bank, accounts and other resources ($15,000 if disabled or 60 years or older)
  
• Requirements: Proof of residency, legal status, and income.
• Areas Served:
  • Los Angeles United States
• Categories:
  • TANF