Category: social services

California Bill Seeks to Identify Agencies Making Social Services Phone Calls

January 23, 2023
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Californians applying for welfare would no longer receive blocked calls from social services under a new state bill. Assembly Bill 94, introduced earlier this month by Assemblywoman Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel), would require a county social services program, such as Calfresh or CalWORKs, to display a telephone number or name identifier, rather than a masked…

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Quebec’s Social Services Under Pressure by Influx of Asylum Seekers

January 4, 2023
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The influx of asylum seekers to Quebec is putting pressure on the province’s social services network, with homeless shelters in Montreal bearing the brunt. France Labelle, with a youth homeless shelter in downtown Montreal, says a rising number of requests for beds is coming from asylum seekers, who she says compose about 10 percent of…

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California to Grant $25 Million to Guaranteed Income Programs

November 23, 2022
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Nearly 2,000 low-income pregnant mothers and former foster youth in California will receive monthly cash payments of $600 to $1,200 for up to 18 months, the state’s social services department announced Nov. 21. The department has awarded more than $25 million to seven guaranteed income pilot projects that include the Inland Southern California United Way,…

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California to Grant Up to $1,200 a Month to 2000 Residents

November 23, 2022
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Nearly 2,000 low-income pregnant mothers and former foster youth in California will receive monthly cash payments of $600 to $1,200 for up to 18 months, the state’s social services department announced Nov. 21. The department has awarded more than $25 million to seven guaranteed income pilot projects that include the Inland Southern California United Way,…

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Judge Told How Teenager in ‘Crisis Situation’ Costing Council £45,000 a Week

September 27, 2021
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A judge has raised concern about a shortage of secure accommodation for troubled teenagers after being told that a council is spending £45,000 ($61,600) a week on the care of a girl in a “crisis situation.” Mr. Justice Peel said everyone involved in the girl’s care agreed that she was in accommodation which was “wholly…

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Seven Men on Trial Charged With Sexual Exploitation of Teenage Girl

May 18, 2021
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Seven alleged sexual predators have gone on trial accused of exploiting and abusing a teenage girl. The men face a total of 17 charges in connection with the sexual exploitation of one girl in Keighley, West Yorkshire, between 2008 and 2009 when she was 14, Bradford Crown Court heard. The jury was told that multiple…

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Homeless Outreach Coordinator is Coming to San Clemente

February 17, 2021
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San Clemente’s homeless community is expected to receive more support with the hiring of a new community outreach worker. City council voted unanimously to add the position to its social services team during a Feb. 16 meeting. “I think it’s a good first step toward a comprehensive addressing of our homeless issue,” Councilmember Chris Duncan said…

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Social Services Agency Closes Orange County Offices to Fight COVID-19

December 29, 2020
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Orange County’s Social Services Agency (SSA) closed its public assistance lobbies Dec. 28 to help mitigate a rise in COVID-19 cases throughout Southern California. The agency has asked the public to use the SSA’s website to access necessary services—but for those needing critical assistance, staff will be stationed outside its four regional offices in Anaheim,…

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