“The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”
– T.M. Kennedy
Training
CCWRO will provide individual office training free of charge upon request and based upon availability of time. Please contact CCWRO if your office wants training in any aspect of public assistance.
Information Services
Publications: Public Assistance Table, New Welfare News Bulletin. We will provide an immediate response to questions from legal services programs regarding public benefit programs, laws, and regulations.
Latest Welfare News
Meet CCWRO’s new Executive Director, Stephen Goldberg
CCWRO is very pleased to introduce our new Executive Director, Stephen Goldberg. Stephen brings decades of deep experience with California’s public benefit systems and administrative law to our team. We are exited to have his leadership and diligence as an advocate for public benefit recipients to maximize our support for the QLSP community. As Regional Counsel…
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California Welfare to Work Sanctions – June 2025
Adults in a CalWORKs assistant unit are required to participate in Welfare to Work (WtW) activities. (MPP § 42-701.) When an adult fails to comply with a mandatory WtW program requirement without good cause, the county is required to check that necessary supportive services are available to the adult. Under current law (WIC § 11323.3)…
California Must Do Better for Survivors, AB969 is a Lifeline
by Tracee Michelle Porter Update: On September 11, 2025, AB 969 passed the Senate floor with a unanimous 40-0 vote, The bill was enrolled on September 12, 2025, which means the final version approved by both houses is being prepared and sent to Governor Newsom for his signature. Survivors of domestic and gender-based violence are often forced…
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