Officials will pay $4.5 million in taxpayer money to settle a lawsuit in which a mother claims county employees failed to properly report and investigate a call about child sex abuse.
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 inHealth & Wellness
The Happiest Place on Earth is Surrounded by Some of Orange County’s Poorest
Nearly half of Anaheim’s residents are on public health plans – an indicator of poverty in the area. Now, that health coverage is threatened after changes to the renewal process.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
With Drops in Critical Safety Nets Looming, OC Hosts a Resource Fair in Santa Ana
With additional food benefits ending and the eligibility for Medi-Cal being redetermined, County officials and nonprofits are hosting a resource fair to help residents sign up for benefits.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Food Assistance Programs in OC, Across California Are On The Chopping Block
As COVID food assistance programs end and inflation costs soar, food banks who are already stretched thin warn of an impending hunger crisis and call on state officials to intervene.
Posted inGovernment
‘Breaking Point:’ OC’s Family Social Workers Decry Overwhelming Caseloads, Understaffing
Social workers are calling for the same counseling services that first responders get, among other things to address what they’re calling an understaffed and “toxic” agency.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Orange County’s Fourth COVID Wave Threatens Public Services
Some county workers and their union are sounding the alarm over recent case increases at government offices and have demanded telecommuting options.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC’s Covid Surge Impacting Staffing at Hospitals; Outbreaks Hit Public Agencies
Hospitals say they’re facing staffing shortages worse than last winter’s surge, while one in five people getting tested in Orange County are now testing positive for COVID.
Posted inCountywide
OC Sheriff Staff Have Lowest Self-Reported Vaccination Rate as COVID Outbreaks Increase in County Workforce
Over 130 county staff have been infected so far this month at work – more than double the number in the full month of July, and 18 times as many as in June.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Continues to See COVID-19 Cases Rise in Workforce
Workers, and their union, are calling for stricter pandemic protocols, more options to telecommute and moving some of the daily operations to outdoor settings in an effort to curb the virus spread.
Posted inEconomy
High Unemployment Rates in Orange County Slowly Dropping: 2020’s Economic Collapse in Review
Orange County residents have felt the pandemic’s economic collapse for almost a year now.
