CalOptima and Social Services officials warn it’s going to be harder for low income families to keep their public health insurance under federal cuts and eligibility changes as OC’s health plan for the poor loses members.
Tag: Orange County Social Services Agency
The Orange County Social Services Agency is the county department that stands between residents and food aid, Medi-Cal and cash assistance. We cover new hurdles for the neediest families, hunger that keeps growing and who is left out.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Lowry and Stohler-Plaza: Hunger Can’t Wait, Tens of Thousands of O.C. Residents are at Risk of Food Insecurity if We Don’t Act Now
Orange County families are experiencing a generational change to nutrition programs. Approximately 359,000 OC residents are at risk of hunger. The local charitable food system is not resourced to backfill lost federal benefits. If we care about the most vulnerable people in our community, this moment is a Call to Action.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Families Confront Hunger & Financial Woes This Holiday Season
Food bank leaders warn hunger will only worsen in Orange County without legislation to reverse the expected cuts to a federal food assistance program.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC’s Poorest Brace For Cuts to Food Stamps and Health Insurance This Thanksgiving
Food bank and social services leaders warn of impending cuts and changes to food assistance and health care programs for hundreds of thousands of OC’s poorest families.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Quietly Settle Child Abuse Case for $28 Million
The settlement ends a case that alleged county staff accidentally placed a foster child in an apartment with a man already convicted of domestic battery and assault.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Orange County’s Children Confront Poverty, Hunger and Absenteeism
While child poverty has decreased, a new report from the county highlights how thousands of children are still barely getting by.
Posted inCountywide
Coalition of OC Social Service Workers Criticize Contract Negotiations
Orange County eligibility workers who help process applications for benefits like CalFresh food stamps say their new contract was negotiated in bad faith by union leaders.
Posted inCountywide
Will OC Social Services Workers Get Better Working Conditions in New Contract?
Amid a continued heightened need for public benefits like food and healthcare assistance, some OC social services workers are calling for better pay and increased staffing. Will they get it?
Posted inCountywide
Stolen Identities: How is OC Protecting Low-Income Families From Being Defrauded by Social Workers?
A former social worker defrauded OC residents to get over $1 million in tax refunds, welfare benefits and credit card purchases. County officials say they are working to keep it from ever happening again.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Some OC Social Services Workers Plan to Picket For Better Pay, Increased Staffing
Workers who help process applications for public benefits like food stamps and MediCal plan to picket for better pay and increased staffing amid contract negotiations.
