Counts and Status of California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Applications

This report includes data on the number of applications requested or restored and cases added during the month. This dataset is a selected subset of the entire report, available on the California Department of Social Services, Research and Data Reports (RADR) website at cdss.ca.gov/research/. CalWORKs is a welfare program that gives cash aid and services to eligible needy California families.

The program serves all 58 counties in the state and is operated locally by county welfare departments. If a family has little or no cash and needs housing, food, utilities, clothing or medical care, they may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help. Families that apply and qualify for ongoing assistance receive benefits each month to help pay for housing, food and other necessary expenses.