Form Wtw 5 - Welfare-To-Work Program Notice

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM NOTICE
Tell the county if you need help reading or understanding this notice.
WHEN YOU MUST BE IN WELFARE-TO-WORK (CONTINUED)
WHAT WELFARE-TO-WORK MEANS TO YOU
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A parent or caretaker relative of a child 12 weeks old or
The Welfare-to-Work program can teach, train and counsel you
under (depending on the county this may go up to 6
to help you find a job.
months). Ask your worker how young your child has to be
Some of the things Welfare-to-Work can do for you are:
for you to be exempt.
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Help you look for a job.
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Pregnant and a doctor states that you cannot work or
participate in Welfare-to-Work activities or the county
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Help you with educational or vocational/on-the-job training
determines that par ticipation will not readily lead to
and teach you basic reading, math and English.
employment or that a training activity is not appropriate.
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Help you get work experience.
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Staying home to take care of someone in the household
who cannot take care of him/herself. (The person is ill,
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Counseling for you or your family if needed.
disabled, etc.) and this keeps you from working or
There is a Welfare-to-Work 24-Month Time Clock (within the
participating in Welfare-to-Work.
48-month time limit).
If you are a pregnant or parenting teen in the Cal-Learn
You have many choices of activities you can participate in
program, or if you got a high school diploma or its equivalent
during the Welfare-to-Work 24-Month Time Clock period.
while in the Cal-Learn program, some exemptions above may
not apply to you. Contact your eligibility worker or Cal-Learn
At the end of the Welfare-to-Work 24-Month Time Clock period,
case manager.
you will have fewer choices of activities to participate in to keep
getting the same amount of cash aid.
If two parents are aided, and one parent does all required hours,
the second parent is excused from participating.
Welfare-to-Work will help you arrange and pay for necessary
If you believe that you should be exempt from participating, you
supportive services you need to participate in your activities.
This includes child care, transportation, and other costs such as
should ask your worker to give you a form (CW 2186A) to use to
special tools or clothing you need to get a job. You can get
make your request to be exempt from Welfare-to-Work. You will
advance payments if you ask for them, so you won’t have to use
be told by the county whether you can be exempt from Welfare-
your cash aid to pay for necessary supportive services.
to-Work or are required to participate. Even if you don’t have to
be in Welfare-to-Work, you can ask to participate and you will be
Welfare-to-Work will tell you about the available kinds of child
told if you can.
care and where to find child care.
If you are not exempt from Welfare-to-Work, you may be
required to go to Welfare-to-Work. If you are required to go, you
WHEN YOU MUST BE IN WELFARE-TO-WORK
will get a notice that tells you when your first appointment will
be.
You must be in Welfare-to-Work if you get cash aid under the
Califor nia Work Oppor tunity and Responsibility to Kids
(CalWORKs) program and you are not excused (exempt) from
participating.
IF YOU DO NOT DO WHAT WELFARE-TO-WORK REQUIRES
You don't have to be in Welfare-to-Work if you are exempt. You
If you are required to be in Welfare-to-Work:
are exempt if you are:
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You will have a chance to say why you did not do what you
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Under 16 years old or 60 years old or older.
were required to do.
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16, 17 or 18 years old and in high school or adult school full
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If you do not have a good reason, and you will not do what
time unless you go to school as part of your Welfare-to-
Welfare-to-Work requires to fix the problem, your cash aid
Work plan.
will be lowered.
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The nonparent relative caretaker of a child who is a
If you are not required to be in Welfare-to-Work, but you
dependent or ward of the court, or a child at risk of being
volunteer to do Welfare-to-Work activities:
placed in foster care.
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You will have a chance to say why you did not do what was
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Physically or mentally unable to work or participate in a
asked.
Welfare-to-Work activity on a regular basis for at least 30
calendar days.
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If you volunteer to do Welfare-to-Work activities but do not
participate, without good cause, and you are not willing to
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A parent or caretaker of one child from birth to 23 months,
do what Welfare-to-Work requires to fix the problem, your
inclusive. This exemption is available only once.
cash aid will not be lowered, but you may not be allowed
back as a volunteer in Welfare-to-Work right away.
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A parent or caretaker relative of a child 6 months old or
under (depending on the county this may go up to 12
months). This exemption is available only once.
When you get a job and go off aid, the county may be able to continue to pay for necessary supportive services for up to the first 12 months
after you have started a job if you need the services to keep your job and you cannot get the necessary supportive services costs from
somewhere else. You may also be able to get up to two years of child care services after leaving aid. You may also be able to get transitional
Medi-Cal for 12 months.
You have the right to ask at any time for services like child care, transportation, or other services provided by Welfare-to-Work. You may ask
your worker by phone or in person, or you may ask in writing.
You have the right to ask for a state hearing if you disagree with any of the decisions made by the county about participating in Welfare-to-
Work.
WTW 5 (9/13) REQUIRED-SUBSTITUTES PERMITTED
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