California Department of Social Services 4.2

Adult Programs Division (APD)
Provides oversight, policy and systems functions for programs providing services to the aged, blind and disabled.

http://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/default.htm

In-Home Supportive Services: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/PG1296.htm

Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/PG1420.htm

California Veterans Cash Benefit Program: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/PG1421.htm

Children and Family Services Division (CFSD)
Provides assistance in adoptions, foster care, children's programs and child welfare services.

http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/

Safely Surrendered Baby Program: http://www.babysafe.ca.gov/

Foster Care: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/PG59.htm

Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program: http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/PG1354.htm

Foster youth help: http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov/

Child Abuse Prevention: http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/PG1319.htm

Adoption: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG60.htm

Community Care Licensing Division (CCL)
Provides oversight and enforcement for more than 85,000 licensed facilities statewide serving such clients as children, parents and the elderly.

http://ccld.ca.gov/

Child Care Licensing: http://www.ccld.ca.gov/PG411.htm

Children's Residential Facility: http://www.ccld.ca.gov/PG499.htm

Adult and Elderly Facilities: http://www.ccld.ca.gov/PG477.htm

Adoption Agencies: http://www.ccld.ca.gov/PG474.htm

Trust Line
TrustLine was created by the California Legislature to give parents an important tool to use when selecting a caregiver for their children. All child care providers listed with TrustLine have submitted their fingerprints to the California Department of Justice and have no disqualifying criminal convictions in California.
In addition, some but not all child care providers listed with TrustLine have also received a clearance from an FBI criminal record check.

http://www.ccld.ca.gov/PG407.htm

Disability Determination Services (DDS)
Determines the medical eligibility of disabled California residents seeking benefits.

http://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/PG1422.htm

Human Rights and Community Services (HRCSD)
Ensures compliance with all state and federal civil rights mandates governing equal access to benefits and services.

Civil Rights Bureau: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/civilrights/

Services to the Blind: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG83.htm

Deaf Access: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG145.htm

State Hearings Division (SHD)
Resolves disputes of applicants and recipients of public social services throughout the hearings process.

http://www.cdss.ca.gov/shd/default.htm

Welfare to Work (WTW)
Provides oversight of CalWORKs, California's version of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG138.htm

CalWORKs: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/calworks/

CalFresh: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/foodstamps/

Emergency Food Assistance Program: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/efap/

Reporting Fraud: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/fraud/

Tribal TANF: http://tribaltanf.cdss.ca.gov/

Refugee Resettlement Program: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/refugeeprogram/