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.

Typical services include appraisal, 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.]


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