How to Get Financial Help in OC During the Coronavirus
Orange County Coronavirus
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Amid a state mandate for all California residents to stay home, social service help like Medi-Cal and CalFresh can be applied for online.
Questions Mount on Financial Relief for OC Workers as Coronavirus Closes Scores of Businesses
Orange County Coronavirus
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Questions over any potential rent, mortgage and lost income assistance are mounting in Orange County as scores of workers find themselves losing paychecks from business closures to help stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus.
Understaffing Means Thousands of Calls for Social Services Help Go Unanswered, Union Says
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About 26,000 calls went unanswered in January, according to the union for social services eligibility workers. In response, Supervisor Shawn Nelson has pointed to the fact that Sacramento returns a very low portion of property taxes to Orange County.
County Settles Lawsuit With Employees Over Alleged Toxic Building
County Government
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County Social Service Agency employees working in the so-called “Eckhoff” building in Orange alleged health problems caused by toxins emanating from the building.
County Responds to Critical Grand Jury Report on Foster Care System
County Government
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Orange County officials are taking issue with a recent grand jury’s report findings that the county has an inadequate number of foster homes, overworked social workers, and a lack of oversight on contracts with outside agencies.
County Undergoing Sea Change in Approach to Child Abuse Prevention
County Government
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Historically, Orange County children suffering from abuse and neglect would likely end up in a group home. But now county officials are working to keep them in family environments.
Supervisor Says Orange County Needs ‘Homeless Czar’
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Supervisor Andrew Do is proposing that the county choose a single point person to keep track of the plethora of county services and figure out how to improve their effectiveness.
County Social Services Agency Bus Now Serving Civic Center Homeless
County Government
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In response to demands by Orange County supervisors to step up efforts to address homelessness in Santa Ana’s downtown Civic Center, officials have brought in a converted recreational vehicle to help link people with social service programs.
Grand Jury: Rate of Dropped Calls on Child Abuse Hotline Triples
Countywide
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The number of people calling to report the possibility of a child being neglected or abused who hang up while waiting to talk to an social worker has increased, from 5-8 percent in 2012, to 15-25 percent in 2014.
Problems in OC Child Welfare System Get Statewide Scrutiny
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A state lawmaker, a court case and a statewide audit allege mismanagement within the county’s system.