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Katherine Young, MSW, Branch Director
Donna Wheeler, LCSW, Deputy Branch Director
Jeri Scardina, MSW, Deputy Branch Director
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929 Koster Street
Eureka, CA 95501
CalWORKs: Welfare-to-Work
The CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work program contains a full range of employment related training job search, and supportive services that are designed to provide Temporary assistance to Needy Families Program (TANF) applicants and recipients with the types of skills that will enable them to acquire unsubsidized employment. All able bodied parents or caretaker relatives are required to participate for a specific number of hours each month to remain aided in the cash grant.
Typical services include appraisal, barrier removal (such as Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence), job preparation, job search, job club, pre-employment preparation (PREP) site placement, on-the-job training, vocational training, college training (limited), and work experience. Supportive service payments can include payments for child care, transportation, and limited ancillary expenses to enter employment.
Eligibility Criteria:
Receiving AFDC (old term) TANF (new term). [TANF = Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.]
For additional information about Welfare-to-Work in Humboldt County, call (707) 269-3590 or (800) 891-8551.
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